Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD About 10% of colon cancers are inherited, mainly through Lynch syndrome and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).Knowing your family history for at least three ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Five years ago, Tim Cannon, a cancer doctor in Virginia, saw that his colon cancer patients were getting younger and their cancer ...

Colon cancer, once considered a disease of the elderly, is now rapidly affecting young people as well. Previously, this problem typically affected people over 50 years of age, but now cases are being ...

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Colorectal cancer is rising in people under 50 and is the second leading cause of cancer death, but when caught early, it is highly curable. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that ...

An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age, including those as young as 20. Actor James Van Der Beek, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023, died at age 48 ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. More colon cancer cases are being diagnosed in the rectums of people in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, a ...

Colon cancer diagnosis involves colonoscopy, imaging, and blood tests, with staging guiding treatment decisions. Stage 1 treatment typically involves surgery, while stage 2 may include chemotherapy ...

“Supporting the gut microbiome can help reduce colorectal cancer risk and may even enhance prevention and treatment,” Sachin Aryal, gut microbiome researcher at the University of Toledo, told The ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mark Seguin, who was surprise-diagnosed with ...