A new national cancer report is raising alarms about a deadly shift affecting younger Americans, even as overall cancer death rates continue to fall. Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related death for Americans under 50,

Scientists are to compare tumour specimens from the 1950s to those from today to try to identify what is driving the increase in bowel cancer diagnoses in younger adults. There are around 44 100 new cases of bowel cancer each year in the UK,

Despite being one of the most preventable cancers, cervical cancer is said to claim thousands of lives in India. Gaps in awareness, delayed screenings, stigma around gynaecological care and low HPV vaccination uptake are driving late diagnoses.

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths among people younger than 50 in the United States, according to a study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical Associatio