Health Feb 13 Colorectal cancer is increasing among young people. Experts explain how to decrease risk By Christopher Lieu, Andrea Dwyer, The Conversation
Health Jul 29 Blood test for colon cancer gets U.S. regulator approval The test isn't a replacement for colonoscopies, but provides a noninvasive approach to screening. By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Health Jun 22 Watch 6:08 Bowel cancer is on the rise. Here's how immunotherapy drugs could help Bowel cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, killing nearly 1 million people per year, and cases of colorectal cancer have been on the rise. But there are glimmers of hope after two studies found that using immunotherapy… By John Yang, Andrew Corkery
Health Sep 04 Chadwick Boseman and the changing landscape of who gets colon cancer The death of actor Chadwick Boseman at age 43 is reinvigorating discussions about the rising incidence of colon cancer in young Black people. By Lydia A. Flier, Gabriela Rico, Yamicia D. Connor, STAT News
Health Mar 07 Kristen was the picture of health. She died of colorectal cancer at 38 Colon and rectal cancer rates have risen sharply among generation X and millennials based on a new study. Here is one woman's story. By Vic Pasquantonio
Mar 25 Watch 8:41 Why cancer is so hard to fight in rural Kentucky By PBS News Hour Cancer is epidemic in eastern Kentucky, a result of medical illiteracy, limited access to care, unhealthy lifestyles and poverty. In fact, life expectancy in the region is five years shorter than the rest of the nation. But state health officials… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Cancer Society Warns Against Premature Screenings The American Cancer Society warned Wednesday that premature screening could lead to overtreating or overlooking cancer. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Nov 26 Study Shows First-ever Drop in New Cancer Rates By PBS News Hour New cancer rates in the United States have declined for the first time and the cancer death rate among men and women has continued to drop, according to an annual report on cancer published Tuesday in the Journal of the… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch Genetic Map of Certain Cancers Discovered; Cancer Rate Drops Medical researchers have created the first genetic map of colon and breast cancer, revealing that nearly 200 mutated genes that were previously unknown help tumors grow and spread. Meanwhile, breast cancer rates in the United States have started to fall. Continue watching
Jun 02 New Drugs Show Promise in Fight Against Cancer A colon cancer drug that attacks tumors by blocking their blood supply was one of two new treatments shown to help improve the condition of patients with advanced stages of the disease. Continue reading