Fact checked by Nick Blackmer A new study found that childhood exposure to the bacterial toxin colibactin may be contributing to a rise in early-onset colorectal cancer cases.Colibactin is produced by ...

Colon cancer doesn't just happen to "old people ... is any change in bowel habits. 'This looks like persistent change over a few weeks where the stool is looser or harder than normal, thinner ...

Doctors are also urging young people to look out for any changes ... To reduce the risk of colon cancer, Landsberg says increasing fiber intake through foods like whole grains, leafy greens ...

the American Cancer Society recommends screening begin at age 45. "You're putting a long, thin camera into the colon to look around. What you're looking for is polyps, those abnormal, precancerous ...

"To go home and look at your baby and ... Phelps was simply too young for colon cancer, or so they thought. But a growing number of people under 50, like Phelps, are now being diagnosed with ...

today's strategy in colon cancer treatment is to identify new subgroups of patients who will respond to new targeted agents. But "chemotherapy is still doing the heavy lifting," he adds.