She was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Picture: Supplied “That’s a good thing in some ways, but it’s also really rubbish to receive. It makes you so sick,” she said.

Exercise may benefit colon cancer patients as much as some drugs, study finds The large trial has been hailed as an "exciting breakthrough" that could "transform" medical practice.

As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a macrophage white blood cell (center ...

Colorectal cancer may be treated with a laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection, an operation in which the anus, rectum, and sigmoid colon are removed and a colostomy performed. Learn more from WebMD.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that in 2025, there will be about 107,320 new cases of colon cancer (54,510 in men and 52,810 in women) and about 46,950 new cases of rectal cancer.

Bryce Ramsey was crowned Mrs. Mississippi Plus America in 2024. She wears the color blue because it’s associated with colon cancer awareness. Courtesy Bryce Ramsey Friends and family were ...

Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are both procedures that can help your doctor understand what’s happening inside your colon. A colonoscopy offers a full view of the large intestine and is the best ...

New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin recalls the four main symptoms that led to her being diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer last year. Colorectal cancer is on the rise among people under 50 ...

Some people have a sigmoid colon that’s a bit longer than usual, which is a normal variation in human anatomy, she adds. “I was always told I had a long colon,” Grenham recalls.

SOLARIS, a phase 3 clinical trial led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, tested the addition of high-dose vitamin D3 to standard treatment for untreated metastatic colorectal cancer (1 Trusted ...

A potential benefit for high-dose vitamin D3 was observed for patients with left-sided disease (i.e., primary tumors that arise in the descending colon, sigmoid colon, or rectum) and requires ...

Similar measurements were made of the various layers of the sigmoid colon in 20 additional specimens that had been resected for chronic ulcerative colitis but in which there were no strictures ...