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Nearly double the number of young adults under 55 are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer than a decade ago, and more are dying from the disease each year, as reported recently by the American Cancer Society. According to the study, the number of individuals in the U.S. diagnosed with advanced-stage colorectal cancer (CRC), increased by 8% from the mid 2000s, to 2019. Diagnoses of people under 55 years of age increased from 11% in 1995 to 20%, or 1 in 5 individuals. Progress against CRC also slowed, the declines in mortality of 3 to 4% each year during the 2000s, decreased to 2% during the past decade.

Thiruvengadam Muniraj, MD, participates in a Q&A for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Patients with difficult-to-treat diseases can join clinical trials, the vital studies that test new medications, more easily now, according to Dr. Roy Herbst, deputy director of the Yale Cancer Center.

Pomahac is an active leader in facial transplantation. His team performed the first three full-face transplant procedures in the United States, and the first successful bilateral upper extremity transplantation in the northeast. With 10 face transplants overall and four bilateral upper extremity transplants, he has the most extensive experience in the world.

In today’s health headlines, how single hormonal birth control methods and their link to breast cancer, how cancer treatment can impact your intimate relationships, and what to do with your mammogram report.

It seems too good to be true, but science and research say once again says that having house plants has positive effects on health.

The Westerly Hospital will hold a wellness program on colon cancer on Wednesday, March 29, at 5 p.m., at the Westerly Senior Center, 39 State St.

Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, has been named Associate Cancer Center Director for Clinical Initiatives.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), following Connecticut’s lead, will require mammogram providers across the U.S. to notify women if they have dense breasts and to consult with a doctor on whether additional screening is needed.