Obesity, family history, and inflammatory bowel disease all raise the risk of colorectal cancer in adults under 50.

The findings could help researchers ... Diet Is Main Risk Factor for Colon Cancer in Younger Adults, New Study Suggests Aug. 14, 2024 — A new study has identified diet-derived molecules called ...

Rates of colon cancer among young people have been steadily rising over the past three decades, even as diagnoses among older people decline. A staggering 20% of colorectal cancer cases in 2019 ...

That’s because their tumors commonly develop in the last portion of the colon or in the rectum—or near the exit door. Blood from those tumors has a shorter distance to travel, so it comes out ...

Superstorms and the Warming Oceans That Feed Them, the new book from author and former POWDER masthead member Porter Fox, ...

Or you may need a colostomy bag permanently if your colon is diseased or damaged and needs to be removed. Normally, you get rid of poop through your anus. In a colostomy, the doctor brings the ...

Homewood Mountain Resort (HMR), located on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe, California, announced on October 11, 2024 that it ...

Doctors can provide alternative forms of screening for colon and rectal cancer but sometimes have a good reason to stick with the colonoscope. By Gina Kolata This year about 53,000 Americans are ...

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