Doctors say although screenings typically begin at the age of 45, they are seeing an increase in younger patients developing colon cancer.

Colorectal cancer has become the deadliest cancer for U.S. adults under 50 over the last two decades, and doctors say diet, lifestyle and gaps in preventive care are helping drive the trend.

Cases among younger people are rising – such as with actor James Van Der Beek, who died on 11 February at age 48 ...

It's a cancer that highly curable if found early, but colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in our country ...

Detected early, colorectal cancer is treatable, with five-year survival rates of 90–95% for Stage I. Late stages complicate matters, says doctor ...

Every year, doctors diagnose more than 107,000 cases of colorectal cancer. While survival rates have improved, it's still the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women combined. Knowing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As more people aged 45-49 are getting screened for colon cancer, more early stage diagnoses are being made, according to new ...

Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer deaths among Americans younger than 50, surpassing breast cancer and other major cancers in that age gr ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- People across the country are mourning the death of actress Natalie Desselle Reid who recently died of colon cancer. Actor Chadwick Boseman, who was just 43, died of the same ...

The death of actor James van der Beek is shining the spotlight on one of the most common cancers in the world - colorectal ...