About 20% of colorectal cancer cases are in those 54 and younger, according to a 2025 report. That rate is twice as high as ...

The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly ...

Get key colon cancer facts, from risk factors and symptoms to survival rates and why early screening matters.

Colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men under 50 in the United States, according to new ...

"It is clear that this can no longer be called an old person’s disease." ...

About 60% to 70% of people under 50 are diagnosed with more advanced disease, compared with older adults who benefit from routine screening [1]. The five-year survival rate for localized colorectal ...

Colorectal cancer deaths in people under 50 have risen 1.1% annually since 2005. It is now the leading cause of cancer death in Americans under 50, surpassing lung cancer. Early screening and symptom ...

Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer death among people under 50 in the United States – and the reasons why are still murky, a new report says. In the early 1990s, colorectal ...

James Van Der Beek's death at age 48 highlights a sad statistic: More people under 50 are getting colorectal cancer.

Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 have dropped by 44% since 1990. Only colorectal cancer deaths have ...