Jessica Wozniak thought that some of the symptoms of norovirus were lingering. They were signs of Stage 4 colon cancer.

The Hamilton Square resident underwent surgery and chemotherapy before being declared cancer-free in September 2024 ... Eisengart removed the bottom part of her sigmoid colon to rid her body of the ...

I just want to spread awareness,” Bryce Ramsey said, “to get people involved, to get a screening and to listen to their bodies, because if something doesn’t seem right, ...

If polyps were found during your colonoscopy, they were most likely removed. If a polyp was very large, a biopsy or sample ...

This story has been updated to correct Bryce Ramsey’s place of origin. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A colon cancer survivor credits ...

The large intestine includes four sections: the sigmoid colon, which connects the ... the need for additional procedures or surgery. Colonoscopy for cancer prevention A colonoscopy is one of ...

It’s also one of the tools that doctors use to check people for colon and rectal cancer. A sigmoidoscope ... the rectum and pass it into your sigmoid colon. The doctor will use a small amount ...

A colonoscopy found that she had cancer ... mass in her sigmoid colon appeared to be growing. Her doctors wanted to shrink and reduce most of her masses so they could perform surgery with clear ...

Proctosigmoiditis is a form of left-sided ulcerative colitis that affects the rectum and sigmoid colon rather ... including colon cancer. It’s important to get regular screenings for colon ...

Wen: Treatment depends on multiple factors, including the stage of cancer and the person’s overall health. Surgery is the most ... is visual inspection of the colon. The gold standard of these ...

Just when she thought life couldn’t get busier, New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin got diagnosed with Stage 2b colon ... underwent surgery and chemotherapy before being declared cancer-free ...