A woman was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at age 24 and said she almost missed a major warning sign of the disease.

The American Cancer Society has raised concern over the rising number of colorectal cancer cases in younger adults and is urging people to begin regular screening at age 45. Once considered a disease ...

Colorectal cancer is a common cancer in the United States. The National Cancer Institute estimates many diagnoses and deaths.

"I moved because I wanted life," says a myeloma cancer patient who moved to Australia to access life prolonging drugs that ...

Many first responders and others near Ground Zero have developed serious illnesses attributed to harmful materials in the dust cloud. A federal program provides free monitoring and treatment for ...

Deborah Cyr began walking five times a day after learning exercise helps to prevent the recurrence of cancer. The Saint John resident is a colon cancer survivor who participated in a study by the ...

It has universal health care, lower disease rates and higher life expectancy than the U.S. — at a fraction of the cost.

Health researchers are studying Costa Ricans to find out what explains their greater life expectancy and lower cancer rates, compared to the U.S. (Photo illustration: Alex Merto for Yahoo News, photo: ...

Men have a shorter life expectancy than women, partly due to bypassing doctor visits and early disease screenings. Men are encouraged to schedule annual wellness visits to detect potential health ...

Olivia Goldhill focused primarily on covering the health crisis affecting American boys and men. She also covered psychedelic medicines. A century ago, there were less than two years between men’s and ...

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