UCSF Health is launching a special clinic for young adults with colorectal cancer, of which one in five cases now affects ...

A local nurse is encouraging others to get screened for colon cancer following her own health scare at a young age.

Since a landmark 2009 study, researchers have known that a common gut bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis, drives colon tumor ...

A new study finds the worrisome rise in colorectal cancer deaths among younger adults is concentrated in people with less education.

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...

“Aspirin is a drug that is readily available globally and extremely inexpensive compared to many modern cancer drugs, which ...

Aspirin reduces the risk of colon cancer recurrence after surgery, but only in patients with a specific genetic marker ...