Colon cancer remains a major global health concern, ranking third among the most diagnosed cancers and the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. One critical factor that makes treating ...

Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and open sores (ulcers) in the digestive tract. It specifically affects the innermost lining of the large ...

A personal trainer who followed a clean diet was diagnosed with colon cancer after her rectal bleeding and bloating were dismissed as benign stomach issues.

Doctors are observing a concerning rise in colon cancer among individuals under 50, potentially linked to ultra-processed foods. Obesity, inflammation ...

Even though rectal bleeding is alarming, doctors say patients are ashamed to mention it, delaying colon cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Colon cancer is rising in young people. Finally, scientists have a clue about why. As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers.

Influencer Dominique McShain died at age 21, PEOPLE can confirm. She started sharing on TikTok just after she was diagnosed with incurable colon cancer last year, interrupting her university ...

Anybody under 55, listen up—there has been a dramatic increase in the likelihood you or somebody you know will be diagnosed with colon cancer in early adulthood or middle age. And while the ...

Mrs. Mississippi Plus America pageant winner Bryce Ramsey was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer at 33. She reveals the symptom she initially dismissed.

A sigmoidoscopy examines the lower colon, while a colonoscopy views the entire colon. Colonoscopy requires full prep; sigmoidoscopy has less prep.

New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin recalls the four main symptoms that led to her being diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer last year.

Just when she thought life couldn’t get busier, New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin got diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer. “I was very shocked, and I think the doctors were as well because ...