Colon cancer is often called a “silent” disease because it usually develops without any obvious warning signs. Many people don’t know what it actually looks like inside the colon or how early changes ...

Colon cancer symptoms often don't exist. An active woman shares how repeated nudges from a loved one led to her diagnosis: "My entire life changed that day." ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. While eight months pregnant, Lori Charney developed ...

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about a cancer that is both common and highly preventable. According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age, including those as young as 20. Actor James Van Der Beek, who was ...

This content is sponsored by George Washington University Hospital. Matthew Ng, MD, is board certified in general surgery and colon and rectal surgery. He performs surgery at The George Washington ...

(THE CONVERSATION) An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age, including those as young as 20. Actor James Van Der Beek, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in ...

Researchers have identified a number of factors associated with increasing numbers of young people developing colorectal cancer, but there is no one clear answer that explains this trend. Lifestyle ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christopher Lieu, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Andrea Dwyer, ...