Cases of colorectal cancer in younger adults are climbing worldwide, driven by lifestyle changes and inherited genetic risks.

New clinical evidence indicates that a widely used supplement may alter gut microbes involved in vitamin D biology and ...

Many people associate colon cancer with old age, but that's not the case anymore, as the number of young people being diagnosed is on the rise. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated ...

A new study reports that bacteria found in the intestines of Japanese tree frogs show remarkable promise in treating colorectal cancer. A research team from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

Colorectal cancer, or CRC, is the world's second most lethal cancer based on the number of deaths, and is the third most ...

In most solid tumors, high numbers of regulatory T (Treg) cells are associated with poorer outcomes because they dampen the ...

James Van Der Beek is feeling grateful despite a tough year. The actor, 48, sat down with Craig Melvin for an interview on ...

A woman who dismissed blood in her stool as hemorrhoids was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. Paige Seifert, 25, ...

My mom used to provide childcare for us, but after her cancer diagnosis, I'm her caregiver. I became part of the sandwich ...

Colon and rectal cancers, once largely confined to people in their 60s and 70s, are increasingly striking adults in their 40s, 30s and even 20s. The shift is so sharp that specialists now talk about a ...