Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actor James Van Der Beek died at the age of 48 on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The "Dawson's Creek" star's death comes less than three ...

Colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men under 50 in the United States, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In this ...

Chronic inflammation may be quietly reshaping the colon and making it more vulnerable to early-onset colorectal cancer. Scientists found that colon tissue in younger patients was stiffer, even in ...

Jenna Scott remembers the joy of being pregnant with her first and only child. She also remembers the immense abdominal pain. During her pregnancy, she let her doctors know about the persistent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mariana Tata, 26, had 2 common, subtle symptoms of colon cancer. She thought her bloating and rectal bleeding were due to ...

Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, was 19 years old. Colorectal cancer used to be considered a cancer of ...

A man in his early 70s died after adjuvant chemotherapy due to fulminant gastrointestinal toxicity and bowel ischaemia linked to an undetected dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) deficiency, ...

If you’re a gamer of a younger generation, it might be hard to truly fathom how big a deal the PlayStation 2 really was. Arriving six years after its predecessor shook the foundation of the industry, ...

Colonoscopy screenings are a highly effective measure for preventing colon cancer. A healthy lifestyle, including diet and exercise, can reduce risk but does not eliminate the need for screening.

Beneath the troubling statistics and beyond the worrisome headlines, organizations like Georgia CORE, the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, are working to spread awareness, increase ...

While studies haven’t yet proven that any foods directly cause or protect against cancer, plenty of research has shown correlations between diet and higher colon cancer occurrence. “The exact ...

Synchronous gastrointestinal lesions are rare, especially when colon cancer is complicated by non-specific ileal ulcers. This article presents the case of a 70-year-old man who was admitted to the ...