Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is one of the most common types of cancer in both men and women around the world. It is getting increasingly common, especially among younger adults. In ...

More older men are getting screened for colorectal cancer since the federal health law eliminated the out-of-pocket charges for screening tests,... More men are getting colonoscopies to screen for ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - A Polish study of more than 50,000 volunteers screened for colon cancer has found far more cases among men than women, a discovery suggesting that colonoscopy guidelines may need to ...

Colon cancer used to carry an unspoken label: older person's disease. That label no longer fits. Men under 55 now face rising rates of colon cancer, and too many of them lose their lives because they ...

Colon cancer no longer plays by the old rules. Doctors once treated it as a disease that showed up later in life, but that assumption keeps getting shattered as more younger men land in exam rooms ...

A new study has found that women can be screened for colorectal cancer at least five to 10 years later than men when undergoing an initial "virtual colonoscopy." Published early online in CANCER, a ...

Colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men under 50 in the United States, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In this ...

For years, colon cancer has been on the rise in younger people for unclear reasons. While cancer deaths in the U.S. are falling overall, a new report from the American Cancer Society highlights how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years, colon cancer has been on the rise in younger people for unclear reasons. While cancer deaths in the U.S. are falling ...