When David Thau, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was 34, he periodically experienced pain in his stomach, irregular bowel movements, blood in his stool and vomiting, and he visited doctors who ...

An "alarming" rise in colorectal cancer cases among young people has led the United States Preventive Services Task Force to establish new guidelines. Medical experts are now officially recommending ...

Barry Stein ignored symptoms that started appearing in 1995. Now, he's one of many advocates calling for Canadian ...

New guidelines published online by Cancer Care Ontario say the province is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age from ...

A single-center study supported recommendations to lower the colorectal cancer screening age from 50 to 45. Screening colonoscopy outcomes were slightly less frequent in people ages 45-49 versus 50-54 ...

U.S. colorectal cancer screening guidelines for 2026 lower the starting age for average-risk adults and broaden testing options to improve early detection. The changes respond to rising early-onset ...

Colorectal cancer is on the rise among younger adults, prompting experts to lower the recommended screening age to 45. Early detection through colonoscopy, stool-based tests, or flexible sigmoidoscopy ...

A Mass General Brigham Community Care Van parked at a visit to the Greater Boston Catholic Charities food bank in Dorchester.

Colorectal cancer is on the rise in adults under 50. Shermeine Hammie’s story is a powerful reminder of how screenings save ...

Anne Jones, who is 51, is used to solving any problem that comes her way. She grew up on a farm in southeast Nebraska, where the humid summers and long, harsh winters made farming difficult. Jones was ...

Colon cancer symptoms in women are similar to those in men, but they can be confused with gynecological issues, like cramping ...