A new report found that colorectal cancer causes more deaths than any other type of cancer, including breast and lung cancers. Experts explain why, and what it means for you.

Deaths from the disease are rising while U.S. cancer mortality overall is declining and 70% of Americans survive their cancers for at least five years.

The disease steadily has been killing more Americans under 50 for years as the mortality rates for other cancers have fallen, new research shows.

A JAMA study released Jan. 22 found that colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in people under age 50. The study examined cancer mortality in the U.S. among the five leading causes ...

Meanwhile, mortality from other leading cancers is declining ...

It was once considered a disease of older adults. Now, colorectal cancer is increasingly affecting younger Americans.

The researchers examined the five leading causes of cancer death among the under-50 age group. They found that overall, from 1990 through 2023, more than 1.2 million people died of cancer in the ...

Researchers note that toxin appeared to concentrate its effects within tumour tissue and did not cause any harmful ...

HealthDay News — For the five leading causes of cancer-related death in people younger than 50 years, mortality decreased from 1990 through 2023, except for colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a ...

Reports of cancer incidence in young adults, generally defined as those under 50 years of age, have increased in recent years ...

Several colon cancer survivors have shared their experiences of how they ‘knew’ it was time to see a doctor as they revealed early 'warning sign' symptoms.