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When most people think about colon cancer warning signs, they immediately focus on obvious digestive issues. Blood in stool, dramatic weight loss, or severe abdominal pain typically come to mind.

Rectal bleeding could be a powerful early warning sign of colon cancer among younger adults, a new study says. Such bleeding increased more than eightfold the odds of a colon cancer diagnosis among ...

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Dr. Rhee, who graduated from medical school in 2007 and has been at Maimonides for 13 years, told Brooklyn Paper that while ...

This story is sponsored by Intermountain Health. March is Colon Cancer Awareness month. According to a study published in January 2026 by the Journal of American Medical Association, colorectal cancer ...

Young adults with rectal bleeding could be at greater risk of colon cancer Bleeding increased more than eightfold the odds of a colon cancer diagnosis Family history increased risk by only twofold ...

Colorectal cancers are the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and fourth for women, but is the second overall when men and women are combined, according to data compiled by the ...

Fleshman Jr., MD, FACS, FASCRS Every year, thousands of people dismiss symptoms such as rectal bleeding or a change in bowel ...

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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Rectal bleeding could be a powerful early warning sign of colon cancer among younger adults, a new study says. Such bleeding increased more than eightfold ...