1 in 5 people being diagnosed with colorectal cancer are under age 55.

A UVA Health expert explains why colorectal cancer is rising in adults under 50 and how young people can lower their risk.

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.

Colorectal cancer has since jumped up from being the fifth-leading cancer death in the early 1990s.

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.

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50 in the United States. Overall cancer deaths in ...

Colorectal cancer has long baffled scientists because, unlike most tumors, patients often do better when their cancers are ...

Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer deaths for people under 50, rising from fifth place in the 1990s, ...

Studies have demonstrated a link between alcohol consumption and an elevated risk of colorectal cancer. New research now ...

Colorectal cancer rates are rising rapidly among young people worldwide. | As colorectal cancer rises sharply among younger ...

Colorectal cancer was the leading cause of cancer death among young people in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society.