Up to 90% of colorectal cancers can be cured if they are found early. But once cancer spreads outside the colon, it is much harder to treat. That’s why regular colorectal cancer screenings, starting ...

After a blood test during her annual physical uncovered low hemoglobin levels, she underwent numerous tests and learned she ...

Colorectal cancer is a common cancer type. A recent study analyses the role of nuts and seeds in its prevention. Walnuts, peanuts, and pistachios may reduce the risk. Hazelnuts, flaxseeds ...

Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

Emma Dimery, diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in 2013, has recovered. After nearly a decade of treatments, she enrolled in a clinical trial in 2022. The trial at the University of Minnesota ...

Alarming trends show that colon—or bowel—cancer is increasing in younger people. If the rise continues, colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths ...

The percentage of colorectal cancer cases in adults younger than 55 increased from 11% in 1995 to 20% in 2019, according to the American Cancer Society. Symptoms of colon cancer are easy to ...

Two years ago, Emma Dimery was told her stage 4 colon cancer was incurable. Today, she is healthy and cancer-free — and she says a last-resort clinical trial saved her life. Dimery, who lives in ...

Maggie Losek was grieving when she got a tattoo of her late friend, Jillian Flynn. She wanted something that captured Flynn's ...

Naiké Vorbe, 42, experienced abdominal pain for years and went on multiple diets. At 31, she learned she had a genetic predisposition for colon cancer and was given a stage 3B diagnosis. After ...