I’m 54, and I just got my first colonoscopy. I’m glad I did. My doctor removed four polyps during a 25-minute procedure. Two of the four were the type that, if left alone, could have the potential to ...
Cases of colon cancer have risen in younger people by 2% per year since 2011. GI oncologist Dr. James Cleary shared common signs and symptoms to look out for. If you have two symptoms at the same time ...
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — Colon cancer is the third most common form of cancer in the United States. More than 100,000 people will be diagnosed with it each year. A growing number of them are under 50 ...
When Brooks Bell was 38, doctors told her she was too young to have colon cancer, dismissing her textbook symptoms as "likely hemorrhoids." A few months later, after pushing for tests, the North ...
In low-resource regions such as Nigeria, most people with colorectal cancer are diagnosed too late for curative treatment ...