According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men in the United States.

Diagnoses in people younger than 55 have nearly doubled since 1995.

Colon cancer and rectal cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is rising among U.S. adults under the age of 50. Here are the symptoms and factors that could increase the risk of developing it.

The death of actor James Van Der Beek after a battle with colorectal cancer on Wednesday is shining on a light on the devastating disease that is rising among young people.

Colon cancer can be found in a few ways, including a digital rectal exam and a fecal occult blood test. There is also the option of using devices in a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. There is also a virtual colonoscopy, the National Cancer Institute said.

Colorectal cancer has long baffled scientists because, unlike most tumors, patients often do better when their cancers are packed with immune-suppressing regulatory T cells. New research finally explains why.