Experts break down the surprising new findings.

Colino is a contributor for TIME. Colino is a contributor for TIME. Many people don’t realize that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. In fact, it’s responsible for more ...

Colorectal cancer — which includes cancer of the colon and of the rectum — is considered early onset when diagnosed in people under the age of 50. While the majority of diagnoses are still among ...

Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for people under 50, and researchers are scrambling to understand why rectal cases are driving the trend.

Five years ago, Tim Cannon, a cancer doctor in Virginia, saw that his colon cancer patients were getting younger and their cancer was more aggressive. He had just diagnosed three people in their 30s ...