The recommended age to start screening for colorectal cancer was lowered in 2021 from 50 to 45 for people of average risk.

Colon cancer is one type of colorectal cancer (cancer that starts in the colon or the rectum). Here are five symptoms of colon cancer that should never be ignored.

Colon cancer is rising in young people. Finally, scientists have a clue about why. As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers.

Because colon and rectum are both parts of the large intestine, screening for cancer in these areas is similar. These tests can also help your doctor identify non-cancer causes of problems you might ...

A sigmoidoscopy examines the lower colon, while a colonoscopy views the entire colon. Colonoscopy requires full prep; sigmoidoscopy has less prep.

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.

CARCINOMA of the rectosigmoid area of the colon is of common occurrence and fortunately is productive of early symptoms. Carcinomas in this location account for 60 per cent of all cases in the colo ...

Woman who had agonizing stomach pain and a bloated belly had a twisted colon, or sigmoid volvulus. Doctors had to untwist it and remove part of her colon.

Sigmoid colon cancer with a left superior vena cava (LSVC) is very rare. Totally implanted venous devices (TIVADs) are commonly used in recurrent chemotherapy for sigmoid colon cancer. We describe a ...

It's a long, thin organ at the end of your digestive tract where your body produces and stores stool. Your large intestine is responsible for ...

Volvulus is a condition that occurs when your bowel (which makes up your small intestine, colon, and rectum) twists around itself, causing a bowel blockage. This twist can block blood flow to the ...