Once-only sigmoidoscopy screening in Norway reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence by 28% and CRC mortality by 37% in men over 23 years but showed minimal benefit in women. Among men, screening ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

Time for a rear-ality check. Colorectal cancer rates have been rising among adults younger than 50 since the 1990s, a troubling trend that has perplexed scientists. Because of the increase in cases, ...

Colorectal cancer is increasing in young adults. Risk factors include age, metabolic syndrome, lifestyle choices, family ...

Colon cancer, also called colorectal cancer, is one of the most common cancers in the world. It develops in the colon or ...

Education on colorectal cancer symptoms and screening can help to prevent advancing disease in a cancer that is seeing increased incidence in younger adults. Colorectal cancer is the third most common ...

Every year, doctors diagnose more than 108,000 cases of colorectal cancer in the United States. While survival rates have improved, it's still the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men and ...

(a) “You don’t have to worry about that. Colon cancer is mainly a man’s disease.” (b) “Yes, everyone should have a colonoscopy every year to check for colon cancer.” (c) “I’ll do a rectal exam today, ...

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 ...