Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While a doctor might recommend screening for the disease if you’re at an increased risk—say, you’ve got inflammatory bowel disease ...

Colorectal cancer is especially deadly for younger adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s. It’s now the No. 1 cause of cancer deaths in people under 50, “a troubling shift in who is being affected,” the ...

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 ...

Researchers and physicians have grappled with the role of "adjuvant," or post-surgery, chemotherapy for patients with early-stage colon cancer, even for cancers considered high risk. Now researchers ...