The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement hosted its annual Harkin on Wellness Symposium. This year’s focus – Treatment and Prevention of Cancer. Iowa has the ...

Thailand plans its first Cancer Act as new cases reach 140,000 a year, with officials aiming to improve access, cut costs and address care gaps ...

Younger colorectal cancer patients have abnormally stiff colon tissue that promotes tumor growth, pointing to biomechanical forces as a key factor in early-onset disease.

Researchers spoke to House lawmakers Wednesday about preliminary data on key factors driving Iowa's high cancer rates.

More adults younger than 50 are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Early-onset cases are expected to more than double in the next decade. Dr. Shahnaz Sultan, a Gastroenterology professor at the ...

Lauren Ver Steeg isn’t afraid to crack a butt joke. After being diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer at 26, she’s made a conscious effort to talk openly about the often-taboo topics that surround the ...

It's the third most common cancer diagnosed in the U.S. and a new report shows nearly half of the new cases are now happening in adults under 65. Dr. Pradeep Kumar shares some insight.

March marks Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, an important opportunity to highlight one of the nation’s most preventable — but still deadly — cancers. Colorectal cancer affects people of all ages, ...

As colorectal cancer rates rise in patients under 50, at least two local health systems are hiring more doctors, realigning care and increasing education.

A new American Cancer Society study finds nearly half of all colorectal cancer cases now occur in adults under 65.

A new American Cancer Society report shows colorectal cancer is rising in younger adults. Doctors urge people at average risk start screening at age 45.

More young adults are being diagnosed with cancer. Even for those who survive, the experience can be destabilizing and isolating.