Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in people younger than 50. While routine screening is recommended ...

It isn’t clear what’s driving the shift, but scientists suspect that environmental exposures may be partially to blame.

This month’s death of “Dawson’s Creek” star James Van Der Beek, 48, has put a fresh spotlight on colorectal cancer.

Colorectal cancer screening for average-risk adults now begins at age 45, a change made by the American Cancer Society in 2018 and later adopted by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in 2021. Yet ...

News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and more than ever it is important to know the facts about the deadliest cancer in the US for both men and women under 50. With screening, the disease is ...

The field of gastrointestinal surgery faces ongoing complexity in the management of diverticular disease complicated by colorectal sepsis. Acute ...

A young pregnant patient assumed abdominal pain and rectal bleeding was from her pregnancy. She was diagnosed with Stage IV ...

In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist and the 2026 AHA board chair, sits down with Mark Boucot, president and CEO of WVU Medicine Potomac ...

We believe in screening so deeply because psychologically, we still believe that cancer is automatically a death sentence, ...

A Kentucky woman is sharing her colorectal cancer story ahead of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, as rates of the disease continue to rise in adults under 50.