"Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and ...

Colon pain can feel like gas, bloating, or stomach pain. You may also feel tired, constipated, or have diarrhea. Various gastrointestinal disorders can cause colon pain. The colon is part of the large ...

Colon cancer can sometimes cause back pain. Changes to bowel movements that occur with back pain may indicate late-stage colon cancer. Colon cancer occurs when a malignant tumor develops in a person’s ...

What Is Advanced Colon Cancer? Advanced colon cancer, also known as stage IV or metastatic colon cancer, is when the cancer has spread from the colon to distant organs like the liver or lungs.

Researchers have identified a mechanism that underlies inflammation and pain in the colon, and demonstrated that blocking a key receptor from entering colon cells can inhibit inflammation and pain, ...

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2016 -- Your survival odds against colon cancer may depend on which side of your colon the tumor develops, new research contends. In a study of more than 1,000 men and women with ...

THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2016 -- Where in the colon a cancer develops could affect a patient's chances for survival, a new report finds. At issue are so-called left-sided and right-sided colon cancers, one ...

About 1.9 million new cases of colorectal cancer were reported in 2020, claiming 930,000 lives, according to the WHO data. Colon cancer, which is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths, is ...

Amy Driben-Salcedo dismissed the burning in her abdomen as an ulcer—until a colonoscopy revealed she had colon cancer. People often ignore their own symptoms, and 49-year-old Amy Driben-Salcedo was no ...

Location, location, location! Researchers have found that colorectal patients whose tumor is located on the left side of the colon have better survival prognosis than patients whose tumor is located ...