A sigmoid septum occurs when part of the heart muscle expands and blocks a pathway blood uses to leave the heart’s left side. It often does not cause symptoms and has links to aging.

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally. This cancer often develops silently, with symptoms emerging only in later stages. Early detection can significantly ...

Seven radiologists, each with a minimum of 16 years of experience, read the same set of screening breast MRI exams with four different sequences added incrementally, resulting in a total of 2,072 ...

The Weizmann nano-MRI system viewed under an electron microscope. Top: A tuning fork that enables control of the distance from the quartz tip to the diamond sensor, thereby controlling the ...

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.

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 ...

Abstract PURPOSE:To assess the use of sigmoid colon in vaginal reconstruction of some patients with disorders of sex development. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 31 patients with disorders ...

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 ...

I remember they came in to talk to me and that's when they confirmed it's stage 4 colorectal cancer. And then they told he removed my entire tumor from my sigmoid colon, reconnected my colon.