Colon cancer treatment is personalized based on stage, overall health and tumor characteristics. Early detection and accurate ...

A survivor is sharing the colorectal cancer symptoms she missed in the hopes of helping others. About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with colorectal cancer, which occurs when cells in the ...

Q: My friend was just diagnosed with colon cancer, and they said it's stage IIIB. What does that mean? How do doctors figure out the stage? A: When someone is diagnosed with colon cancer, one of the ...

But new research may have found the key to answering the mysterious increase in colorectal cancer cases in young people — and ...

Martha Kinyonga was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at age 38. Her community is now raising funds as she seeks a "last ...

Japanese golf legend Masashi Ozaki died at 78 after battling stage 4 sigmoid colon cancer. The disease develops in the lower ...

Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, ...

The findings are particularly relevant for India, where colorectal cancer is emerging as a growing public health concern ...

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...

As more people aged 45-49 are getting screened for colon cancer, more early stage diagnoses are being made, according to new research from the American Cancer Society. The recommended age to begin ...

"If I would have known that so many young people were getting diagnosed with colon cancer, I would have taken the symptom more seriously," Meagan Meadows said Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at ...