Early research also indicates there could be some differences in symptoms between men and women.
After being diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer in 2024, Amy Piccioli underwent a liver transplant from a close family friend that helped her achieve “no evidence of disease.” ...
A woman with cancer that spread to her liver is getting a second chance at life after receiving a partial liver transplant from a living donor. Amy Piccioli told "Good Morning America" doctors have ...
According to the report, Black men have borne the brunt of the gap. In 2024, the life expectancy for Black men in the city ...
Despite major advances in medicine, U.S. life expectancy barely budged in the 2010s, and it still lags that of other wealthy nations. Researchers have pointed to rising "deaths of despair"—drug ...
Free take-home screening tests for colon cancer will be distributed at several upcoming drive-thru events in Springfield, Jacksonville, Lincoln, Taylorville and Decatur, sponsored by the Regional ...
The National Cancer Institute estimates that 154,270 people in the United States received a diagnosis of colon or rectal cancer in 2025. Approximately 52,900 died of it. With March being ...
Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for people under 50, and researchers are scrambling to understand why rectal cases are driving the trend.
Calhoun County’s health profile reflects many of Alabama’s most persistent challenges: shorter life expectancy, widespread chronic disease and uneven access to preventive care. Data from the Centers ...
Black men had the lowest life expectancy of any major demographic group at 72 years, more than nine years lower than men of other racial groups.
Because colorectal cancer is on the rise in people younger than 50, major medical associations, including the ACS and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, have updated their guidelines to ...
The city says it will devote $2 million to improve health outcomes, including for Black men in particular, who have Boston’s lowest life expectancy.