Having one or more of these symptoms — diarrhea, stomach pain, bloody stools, and anemia — is associated with higher risks of developing colorectal cancer before age 50.

The recommended age to start screening for colorectal cancer was lowered in 2021 from 50 to 45 for people of average risk.

Colon or colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cancer in both men and women in the U.S., and the second most common cause of cancer death. Meanwhile, screening for CRC is both effective and ...

Medically reviewed by Sonal Kumar, MD Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in and around the anus while colon cancer is a type of cancer that affects the large intestine. Both can cause rectal bleeding, but ...

Five signs you might have cancer and need a checkup with warning symptoms that should never be ignored or dismissed as stress ...