Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the U.S., with more than 100,000 cases diagnosed each year. But some people ...

It took three years, four emergency-room visits and multiple misdiagnoses before Reuben Cheatem was diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer. The painter was living in Mexico just before the ...

When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think "surgery." And it's true that surgery plays a central role in treatment for ...

Instead, a CT scan revealed a mass in her colon and multiple lesions in her liver, which led to a colorectal cancer diagnosis ...

Spencer Laird was diagnosed with colon cancer at 26. At 30, he was told it had returned and spread to his lungs, with one tumor the size of a golf ball.

For many people diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery can bring lifesaving treatment but also lasting changes.

Diverticulitis can cause back pain when inflammation or infection in the colon affects nearby nerves and tissues. Learn the causes and symptoms. The post Can Diverticulitis Cause Back Pain ...

In this video, Dr. Nandita Mohan is in conversation with Dr. Kamal Gupta, Senior Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and Medical Director at Karan Hospital, Jalandhar, Punjab. Dr. Gupta is ...

An anal fissure is a crack or tear in the tissue of the anus that may heal on its own. A fistula is a tunnel or connection between organs that usually starts as an abscess and often needs medical ...

Hepatic abscesses can develop from biliary translocation, portal vein dissemination, or trauma; many have no obvious cause. They can be pyogenic or amebic, with pyogenic liver abscesses more common in ...

PINETOPS, N.C. (WITN) - Thirty-two-year-old Zachary Whitfield, who has lost four family members to cancer, is due to have surgery this week at ECU Health in Greenville to remove his colon after a ...

ctDNA testing post-surgery identifies high-risk stage 3 colon cancer patients more accurately than traditional staging methods. Detectable ctDNA correlates with a four- to six-fold increased risk of ...