Five-year survival rates are among the lowest of all cancers, at about 25%. But when caught early enough – through annual CT ...

Colorectal cancer has claimed a grim new distinction among younger Americans. A research letter published in JAMA by American ...

In an analysis of more than 18,000 patients treated for colon cancer, current smokers were 14 percent more likely to die from their colon cancer within five years than patients who had never smoked.

It took three years, four emergency-room visits and multiple misdiagnoses before Reuben Cheatem was diagnosed with stage III ...

Colorectal cancer, a type of cancer that affects the colon or rectum, is the second leading cause of cancer-related death and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. WASHINGTON — Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too.

Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too. It's now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than 50. The deaths of "Dawson's Creek" actor ...