A new UCLA Health study found that taking an 8-strain probiotic daily may reduce the risk of pouchitis, a common inflammatory condition that occurs after colon removal surgery for ulcerative colitis, ...

For the majority of patients with large or difficult to remove colorectal polyps (growths in the colon), the incidence of cancer is actually lower than previously thought, and using more advanced ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month—a time when physicians around the world repeat a simple but lifesaving message: Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers we know, if we look for it ...

Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for people under 50, and researchers are scrambling to understand why rectal cases are driving the trend.

Rochelle McLean underwent surgery "to have the compromised part of my colon removed and the healthy sections sewn back together again" Rochelle DeAnna McLean says that she has had "one hell of [a] ...

Colon cancer, also called colorectal cancer, has become one of the most serious health threats for younger adults in recent years. Doctors have noticed a worrying trend: more people under the age of ...