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 ...

Doctors at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center performed the first single-port transabdominal colorectal surgery in ...

Cancer treatment doesn’t end when the last surgery or cycle of chemotherapy is complete, especially for patients who have ...

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

A Newfoundland cancer survivor hopes the recent deaths of two celebrities with colorectal cancer will help bring awareness to the disease.

Nigeria on Wednesday launched its first clinical trial using immunotherapy to treat colorectal cancer, a move doctors say ...

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

BOWLING GREEN, KY.- According to health experts at the University of Kentucky, colorectal cancer is increasing among people younger than 45. This discovery is motivating many institutions and medical ...

MD Anderson is launching a dedicated colorectal center designed to bring multiple specialties together in one place, with ...