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.

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

Fewer people under age 50 are dying from cancer in the U.S., but colorectal cancer mortality rates continue to surge ...

UVA Health’s Dr. Li Li weighs in on new research finding that colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in people under 50.

Colorectal cancer — which includes cancer of the colon and of the rectum — is considered early onset when diagnosed in people under the age of 50. While the majority of diagnoses are still among ...

This years 2026 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium was packed with practice-shaping data across colorectal and upper ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most types of cancer have become less deadly over time in adults younger than age 50 in the U.S. but colon and rectum cancers ...