Cases of colon cancer have risen in younger people by 2% a year since 2011. Knowing the signs and symptoms is crucial for ...
Jamie Ball thought she had gallstones when her side hurt. After she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, she learned ...
Nov. 16, 2023 — A new scientific finding is the foundation for the first clinical trial in the U.S. to study an experimental drug's ability to fight pancreatic cancer with metastasis to the ...
Ulcerative colitis (UC) can increase your colorectal cancer risk, but recent research suggests colorectal cancer rates are dropping among people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as UC.
As one TikTok user explained on the platform, she noticed that her stools were thinner than normal, along with other red-flag ...
The death of actor Chadwick Boseman, 43, who starred in “Black Panther” among other movies was stunning. It also brought to ...
Metastatic breast cancer is cancer that’s spread from your breast to other areas of your body. While rare, it’s possible for breast cancer to spread to your colon and rectum. When breast ...
You start from the GI tract, you go into the esophagus, the stomach, the small bowel, and then you hit the colon. And at the very end of the colon is the rectum. So, in a sense, rectal cancer is ...
Colon cancer is gaining traction online, as recent research from the American Cancer Society shows it's killing more younger people than ever. As more Canadians ask questions surrounding symptoms and ...
Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...
Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have compiled a detailed catalog of bacteria living in cancer metastases. Having analyzed over 4,000 tumors, they shed light on the diversity of ...
It can be hereditary. There are two different types that are definitely hereditary. One is called familial adenomatous polyposis where the patient has multiple polyps in the colon and they carry ...