It was once considered a disease of older adults. Now, colorectal cancer is increasingly affecting younger Americans.

1 in 5 people being diagnosed with colorectal cancer are under age 55.

Colorectal cancer was the leading cause of cancer death among young people in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society.

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50 in the United States. Overall cancer deaths in ...

Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer deaths for people under 50, rising from fifth place in the 1990s, ...

“Exelixis Announces U.S. FDA Accepted the New Drug Application for Zanzalintinib in Combination with an Immune Checkpoint ...

Colorectal cancer has since jumped up from being the fifth-leading cancer death in the early 1990s.

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths among people younger than 50 in the United States, according to a ...

Zanzalintinib is an investigational oral agent that inhibits tyrosine kinase receptors associated with cancer growth, including TYRO3, VEGF, MET, AXL, and MER.

Cancer is killing far fewer people in early and mid‑adulthood than it did a generation ago, a public‑health success story ...

Moderate alcohol intake was linked to lower distal colon cancer risk. Lifetime drinking habits may significantly impact ...