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6 silent symptoms of colon cancer you might be missing

Nearly 140,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer in America. Rectal bleeding is the most obvious colon cancer ...
Colon and rectal cancer can feel silent until it suddenly is not. A new Finnish study suggests that, for many patients, ...
Large bowel obstruction represents a critical surgical emergency characterised by mechanical or functional blockage of the colon, most commonly due to colorectal carcinoma, volvulus or diverticular ...
Family services caseworkers in Ohio brushed off a 4-year-old foster child's deadly bowel blockage as symptoms of the flu, even going so far as to threaten taking away "parental rights" from his mother ...
Colon cancer can cause complications such as bowel obstruction or gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Treatments for colon cancer, such as surgery or chemotherapy, can also cause complications. Colon ...
Right-sided colon cancer may cause different symptoms than left-sided colon cancer. The first sign of right-sided colon cancer is often anemia caused by bleeding. Colon cancer is one of the most ...
Carley Millhone is a writer and editor based in the Midwest who covers health, women's wellness, and travel. Her work has appeared in publications like SELF, Greatist, and PureWow. Food allergies or ...