Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer ...

Laura Dawson, a 44-year-old mother, initially attributed her bloating and fatigue to perimenopause, but her condition rapidly ...

An otherwise active, healthy 39-year-old, Marisa Peters was a mother of three boys and still nursing her 16-month-old when she was initially diagnosed with Stage 3 rectal cancer.

Cancer is often linked to old age. Many people think it happens late in life. But a quiet shift is happening now, especially with cancers in your stomach and bowels. It isn’t just an old person’s ...

Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is a type of cancer that develops in the colon or rectum, the last part of the large intestine. It often starts as small, noncancerous clumps of cells ...

Somatic mutations in stool DNA are quite specific to colorectal cancer (CRC), but a method being able to detect the extraordinarily low amounts of mutants is challengeable in sensitivity. We proposed ...

On Doctor’s Day, a top Mumbai surgeon lists harmful habits patients need to break—from ignoring rectal bleeding to ...

Spanish study reveals that rapid fecal test is as effective as colonoscopy in detecting colorectal cancer in its early stages ...

You’re young. You’re healthy. We’re not worried about cancer.” Those words echoed in doctor’s offices 2,500 miles apart.