A woman who dismissed blood in her stool as hemorrhoids was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. Paige Seifert, 25, ...
More then 100,000 people will be diagnosed with colon cancer for the first time this year. Common symptoms of colon cancer include abdominal pain, fatigue and bloody stool. Even if your symptoms seem ...
Seeing blood in your stool is often blamed on piles, but doctors warn it can signal colorectal cancer. Learn the symptoms ...
A common misconception is that the signs and symptoms of colon cancer are obvious. The truth is, a lot of symptoms don't often show up until the condition is already in advanced stages. Noticing the ...
A young mother has revealed the symptoms that led to her stage 3 colorectal diagnosis. A staggering 20 % of colorectal cases in 2019 were discovered in people younger than 55, up from 11% in 1995.
Colon cancer is hitting long before the usual screening age. If you could ID who's at risk, you could screen early and save ...
Rates of colon cancer in people under 50 have grown in recent decades. One study found that 82% of young colon cancer patients were misdiagnosed initially. Two women who had colon cancer in their 30s ...
Colon cancer, once considered a disease of the elderly, is now rapidly affecting young people as well. Previously, this ...
October 9, 2008 — Stool DNA testing is a new approach to screening for colorectal cancer, but it is an evolving technology. A study has found that the first-generation stool DNA test (SDT-1) is not ...
A surgeon is pleading with Generation Z to get a basic test to avoid a future cancer battle and let go of embarrassment around talking about bowel movements and bad diets. Dr. Mark Soliman has noticed ...
An investigational multitarget stool DNA test for screening colorectal cancer detects significantly more cancers than the currently available fecal immunochemical test (FIT), researchers report. But ...
Some unusual-looking seating at two Macon hotspots is meant to grab attention, but also raise awareness of an overlooked health issue. The Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, or CORE, ...