Obesity, diet, or environmental factors could be playing a role. A major new study has found that more and more young people are being diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer, prompting renewed calls ...

There's potential good news for a sizable minority of people battling advanced colon cancer. Doctors in Britain say that an immunotherapy drug, given before surgery, can help many more patients with a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets many people turn to for weight loss might have potentially harmful long-term effects on the colon, a small study hints. In a study ...

A lot of people are trying to lose weight by eating a lot of protein. People who go to the gym and people who are on clinical weight loss programs often think that protein is the nutrient that helps ...

Colon cancer, or colorectal cancer, typically affects older adults, though it can happen at any age. It usually begins as small, benign clumps of cells called polyps that form on the inside of the ...