Guidelines show patients should start getting colonoscopies at age 45, and even earlier if they have a family history.

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Jennifer Lava was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer at 34. She mistook her early cancer symptoms, nausea and vomiting, ...

David Lyon is one of the rising number of young adults to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

While rates for colorectal cancer are on the decline for older generations, they've spiked among people under the age of 50.

A woman with stage 4 cancer received a liver from her friend — and the transplant saved her life. In May 2024, Amy Piccioli, a 41-year-old accountant from Los Angeles, visited the emergency room after ...

Zachary Whitfield says he would have never imagined his health would be at risk so young and hopes his story can encourage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mariana Tata, 26, had 2 common, subtle symptoms of colon cancer. She thought her bloating and rectal bleeding were due to ...

Colon cancer is no longer a disease affecting older generations: it appears to be trickling down into younger age groups, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Philip Felshman was given only a few years to live. The otherwise healthy New Yorker described the news as a "big shock." He'd ...

My husband and I used to rely on my mom for childcare. Then, just last month, she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Overnight, I became part of the sandwich generation. Just a few months ago, I ...