Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...

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A doctor has detailed one symptom of colon cancer you should not ignore following the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman from the disease in 2020. The Black Panther star died aged 43, shocking and ...

Colorectal cancer rates have soared among younger Americans, new research has found — and there might not always be obvious symptoms. The lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) is one in ...

Cancer rates in young people are growing, and those in the GI tract are rising fastest of all. Here are five things to know ...

Colon cancer pain can happen in later stages of the condition as a tumor grows larger. Symptoms include pain in the abdomen ...

Colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the second leading cause in women of the same age, according to the American Cancer Society.

Blood tests that detect early cancer are coming to market. Could they lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment?

An otherwise active, healthy 39-year-old, Marisa Peters was a mother of three boys and still nursing her 16-month-old when she was initially diagnosed with Stage 3 rectal cancer. With colon cancer in ...

Americans are iron deficient and at risk of anemia. You can combat iron deficiency with iron supplements and diet.

Staging means finding out how far colon cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group colon cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...