It took three years, four emergency-room visits and multiple misdiagnoses before Reuben Cheatem was diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer. The painter was living in Mexico just before the ...

People who regularly have two drinks a day had a higher risk of colorectal cancer than adults who drank less than one drink per week on average. Adults who cut back on drinking can significantly ...

A Los Angeles mother of three says she’s lucky to be alive after an uncommon procedure left her cancer-free. Amy Piccioli, a busy CPA, was just 39 when she visited the ER last year for what she ...

Nearly half of Americans don’t know that processed meat increases colorectal cancer risk, according to a new poll. But once they learn the connection, most support warning labels—suggesting people ...

In 2019, Jennifer Lava had just moved to Washington, D.C., to start a new job and chapter. The New Jersey native, then 34, had a remarkably normal life and an unremarkable medical history. "I had been ...

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the U.S., with more than 100,000 cases diagnosed each year. But some people develop a highly aggressive form of colon cancer that is extremely rare, ...

First, the good news. Among Americans under 50, the overall cancer mortality has plummeted by 44% over the last quarter-century. Better diagnostic tools, along with a sharp drop in smoking, helps ...

NAMPA, Idaho — March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, a time for health care providers to educate the community about colon cancer and emphasize the importance of screening, prevention, and treatment.

SEATTLE — When we think of vaccines, we may think of them as a tool to fight infections, but scientists are increasingly considering vaccines as a way to fight cancer. In light of March as Colorectal ...

The ‘90s sitcom “Full House” documented many of the ups and downs of growing up, including the often-excruciating experience of “The Talk” between parents and tweens about puberty. Now, many viewers ...

WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center medical staff members Seanna Shearer and Amanda Jackson read the colon cancer sign in the Strollin’ Colon at the WVU Cancer Institute Wednesday. (Photo by ...

At 26, David Lyon had never had a health problem other than tearing a muscle while playing sports. So he wasn’t particularly alarmed when he saw a bit of blood in the toilet bowl when he had a bowel ...