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Certain types of cancer are becoming increasingly common in people under 50, according to new research. These include breast, colon, kidney and uterine cancer.
HealthDay talks with Dr. Jennifer Davids, Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Boston Medical Center.
In a new study, colon cancer survivors who were very physically active lived as long, if not longer, than people in the general population.
A new study finds colonoscopies are better than newly available blood tests at detecting early colon cancer and precancerous polyps.A new study finds colonoscopies are better than newly available blood tests at detecting early colon cancer and precancerous polyps.
Researchers analyzed cancer incidence and mortality rates across generations and found a significant increase in many types of cancer among Generation X and millennials.
A new study finds eating less meat – both processed and unprocessed -- could significantly lower diabetes, heart disease and colon cancer rates in the US.
Colon cancer cases have been increasing among younger adults, and now researchers think they’ve identified a potential culprit.
A bacterial toxin called ...
FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 -- A Kaiser Permanente colon cancer screening initiative put a huge dent in cancer cases and deaths over two decades, a new study says.
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Natural disasters fueled by climate change might wind up increasing cancer deaths, a new study suggests.
Rates of colon cancer diagnoses dropped during and aft...
Personalized support can help more people at risk of colon cancer attend a potentially life-saving colonoscopy appointment, a new study says.
About 55% of peop...
Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of the disease, the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.
But patients diagnosed with colon cancer a...
Colon cancers have been steadily increasing among people younger than 50, even as cases have declined among seniors.
That’s why guidelines now recommend that colon cancer screening start at 45, five years earlier than previously advised,
The best evidence yet that cutting-edge Alzheimer’s disease drugs might indeed ward off the degenerative brain disease has emerged f...
Colon cancer is one of the most dangerous cancers affecting women today.
Despite its impact, many women miss early warning signs, mistaking them for everyday digestive issues or menopause. Understanding the risks, symptoms and importance of early screening could be...
A new risk prediction model can help identify people who are likely to develop early-onset colon cancer or small non-cancerous growths on other organs, researchers say.
The model relies on four factors associated with early-onset colon cancer: a family history of colon c...
Frequent exercise can help colon cancer survivors live longer, perhaps even outlasting average folks, a new study suggests.
Colon cancer patients who were very physically active ha...
Cancer screenings can save lives by detecting cancer early, when treatment is most effective.
With an estimated 2 million new cancer cases expected in 2025, regular screenings are more important than ever, according to the
You may be less likely to develop an especially lethal form of colon cancer if you're a longtime consumer of yogurt, new research finds.
Folks who ate...
Daily low-dose aspirin can help prevent cancers from returning in about a third of colon cancer patients, a new study says.
Taking 160 milligrams of aspirin a ...
An experimental blood test can effectively and accurately detect colon cancer in middle-aged folks and seniors, a new study says.
The blood test was 81% accura...
More young people around the world are falling prey to colon cancer, a new study shows.
Colon cancer rates in young adults have risen in 27 out of 50 countries around the world, in...
Fatty, salty and sugary ultra-processed foods could be increasing people’s risk of colon cancer by spurring chronic inflammation in the gut.
In a new study, ...
Colon cancer is increasing at an alarming rate among young adults, but a new study says better eating habits could turn that trend around.
About 20% of diagnos...
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” founding father Benjamin Franklin once said.
That’s definitely true of cancer, a new study has found.
Cancer prevention and screening has saved more people from five types of cancer during the pas...
People are three times more likely to undergo at-home colon cancer screening if they’re provided a free test, a new study says.
About 30% of patients mai...
Actor James Van Der Beek, perhaps best known for his role as Dawson Leery in the popular television series "Dawson's Creek," has announced that he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
"I have colorectal cancer. I’ve been privately dealing with this diagnosis ...
Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn't make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the procedure any less daunting.
Luckily, one expert has some helpful tips on how to take some of the pain out of the process.
The purpose of ...
A lack of health insurance coverage raises the risk that cancers among Black and Hispanic Americans will be caught too late, a new study suggests.
Being uninsured accounts for a significant proportion of racial and ethnic disparities in cancers that are only detected at ...
Middle-aged folks facing a colon cancer screening now have a blood test they can choose over a standard colonoscopy.
However, the blood test isn't as effective as colonoscopy at de...
Having close family and friends who care about their health makes women more likely to get regularly screened for cancer, a new study has found.
Women are more likely to undergo regular cancer screening if they have a tighter web of social and emotional connections, rese...
Colon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening begin at the age of 45, not 50 as had been previously recommended.
Now, research shows the new guideline may have led to a tripling in the use of the ...
Food left in the stomach or stool left in the bowel can impede a doctor's ability to successfully perform an endoscopy or colonoscopy.
Now, research finds this scenario is more lik...
There are clues that red and processed meats could be driving the increased risk of colon cancer in young adults, a new study claims.
Younger colon cancer pati...
Screening for cancer saves lives, but a new report shows it comes with a hefty price tag: The United States spends at least $43 billion annually on tests that check for five major cancers.
It's long been known that a daily dose of low-dose aspirin helps keep colon cancer at bay.
But new research suggests that those who benefit most are f...
Cancer rates are rising among Gen Xers and millennials, a new study reports.
Successively younger generations are more frequently being diagnosed half of the 34 known
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new blood test that can spot colon cancer.
In late May, an FDA advisory panel had voted 7-2 that the b...
A simple home screening test for colon cancer can reduce the risk of dying from the disease by 33%, a new study shows.
Results indicate that undergoing annual ...
Black Americans are almost a third more likely to die from colon cancer than their white peers, and one key to closing that divide could be better cancer screening, a new report finds.
There's potential good news for a sizable minority of people battling advanced colon cancer.
Doctors in Britain say that an immunotherapy drug, given before surgery, can help many more patients with a specific genetic profile stay cancer-free long term.
The finding...
People battling advanced colon cancers might have a new treatment option that could extend their survival, a new trial finds.
A combination of two experimental immunotherapy drugs plus standard chemotherapy led to a median 19.7 month survival for patients, compared to th...
Colon cancer is increasingly hitting Americans under the age of 50, and a new study outlines the warning signs that these young patients first encounter.
The analysis was based on data from 80 different studies, involving almost 25 million patients under the age of 50. ...
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended the approval of a new blood test that can spot colon cancer.
The panel voted 7-2 that the benefits outweighed the risks when using the Guardant Health's Shield test for
Giving patients a choice between screening methods could help doctors detect colon cancer earlier, a new study shows.
More than double the number of patients ...
Following a vegetarian or vegan diet might just buy you a longer, healthier life, a new review finds.
Staying away from meat was tied to a reduced risk of heart disease, cancer and early death, researchers reported in a study published Wednesday in the journal
Colon cancer steadily increased among young people in the United States over the past two decades, with tweens enduring the most dramatic leap in cancer rates, a new study says.
Long-term daily use of aspirin has been known to prevent colon cancer, but up to now it's been unclear why that is.
Now, researchers think they understand how ...
Younger generations are aging more rapidly, and this could be leading to an increased risk of cancer, a new study says.
People born in or after 1965 are 17% more likely to be experiencing accelerated aging compared to seniors born between 1950 and 1954, researchers found...
As the world's population ages, a new report warns that the number of people with cancer could climb 77% by 2050.
In the report, published Thursday in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal f...
A germ commonly found in the human mouth can travel to colon tumors and appears to speed their growth, new research shows.
The finding might lead to new insights into fighting colon cancer, which kills more than 52,000 Americans each year, according to the
An experimental blood test accurately detected colon cancer in more than 8 in 10 people confirmed to have the disease, researchers report.
The test -- which could be an option for people who want to avoid colonoscopy -- is intended for people who have no colon cancer sym...
Junk food increases people's risk of colon cancer, as well as alcohol, lack of exercise and obesity.
Unfortunately, many Americans don't know about these risk factors for colon cancer, a new survey has found.
Colon and rectal cancers have been rising in people unde...
SATURDAY, Feb. 24, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- Colon cancer rates are on the rise among young Americans and Americans of color, so much so that the disease is now the leading cause of cancer death for men under 50 and the second most deadly cancer for women under 50.
The Ame...
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- A drug first developed to treat cocaine addiction might also help slow the spread of advanced colon cancer, a new study suggests.
The drug vanoxerine appears to suppress cancer stem cell activity by essentially rewiring gene netw...
Dutch researchers have developed a new stool test that appears to detect colon polyps better than the current test does.
"The current test performs well, but leaves room for improvement," said Dr. Gerrit Meijer
Cancer deaths continue to decline in the United States, with more than 4 million deaths prevented since 1991, a new report shows.
But more people are developing cancers than ever, making the dreaded disease a continued threat to human health, according to the
