Doctors warn colon cancer is rising in younger adults after a 28-year-old mother's symptoms were initially mistaken for haemorrhoids.

James Van Der Beek, the actor known best for embodying those formative, angsty teenage years in "Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues," has died following a diagnosis with colorectal cancer. He was 48.

March is colorectal cancer awareness month and doctors are urging people to talk with their physicians about screening as ...

Because colorectal cancer is on the rise in people younger than 50, major medical associations, including the ACS and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, have updated their guidelines to ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and if there’s one message I want every neighbor, friend, and family member to hear, ...

Colorectal cancer is rising among Americans under 50, increasing 2.9% even as cases decline in older adults. The cancer begins as polyps in the colon or rectum and may cause symptoms like bowel ...

Colorectal cancers are the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and fourth for women, but is the second overall when men and women are combined, according to data compiled by the ...

Experts break down the surprising new findings.

New data found that colorectal cancers are increasing in younger patients, even as they're decreasing in older people. Here's ...

Actor James Van Der Beek’s death following a diagnosis of colon cancer highlights how a rising number of young adults are dying of the disease, experts said. Van Der Beek, who rose to stardom in the ...

“When a doctor tells you it’s stage 4, you think, ‘My life is over,'" said Amy Piccioli ...

At 47 years old, orthopedic surgeon Todd Grunander never expected to hear the word cancer, let alone colon cancer.