Many people associate colon cancer with old age, but that's not the case anymore, as the number of young people being diagnosed is on the rise. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated ...

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Colon cancer, once seen as a disease of old age, is increasingly striking young Indians, sometimes in their teens and ...

Cases of colorectal cancer in younger adults are climbing worldwide, driven by lifestyle changes and inherited genetic risks.

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A recent study reveals that integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into colon cancer diagnosis over the past five years has ...

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Colorectal cancer often begins as silent, benign polyps within the colon. These growths, initially small and undetectable, ...

Celecoxib improves disease-free and overall survival in ctDNA-positive stage III colon cancer patients when combined with ...

Colon cancer is no longer just an older adult’s disease; doctors warn younger Indians are at rising risk due to lifestyle ...