Colon cancer diagnosis involves colonoscopy, imaging, and blood tests, with staging guiding treatment decisions. Stage 1 treatment typically involves surgery, while stage 2 may include chemotherapy ...

Colon cancer classification has a significant guidance value in clinical diagnoses and medical prognoses. The classification of colon cancers with high accuracy is the premise of efficient treatment.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a colonoscopy performed, and my doctor noted that I had a “tortured colon.” His answer was somewhat vague when I asked what caused this condition and if there was anything I ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

New research links ultra-processed food with a higher colon cancer risk. The risk jumped 1.5 times in people with diets heavy in ultra-processed foods. Here’s what you need to know to help prevent ...

GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy may extend the lives of colon cancer patients, according to a major UC San Diego study. Patients on the medications had less than half the mortality rate of ...

Tens of millions of middle-aged and older Americans haven't gotten their recommended checks for early signs of potential colon cancer, either through the "gold standard" of colonoscopy or a ...

Advanced colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in young American men and the second highest worldwide. In the majority of these patients, as the cancer advances it metastasizes to ...

A new clinical trial suggests magnesium supplements may boost gut bacteria that help block the development of colon cancer – but only for some people, depending on their genes and sex. An increase in ...

Imagine checking for colon cancer with nothing more invasive than a routine blood draw -- no bowel prep, no sedation and no awkward stool kit to mail. A new blood test called SHIELD is now available ...

Having a doctor stick a camera up your butt searching for cells that could turn into cancer is never going to be fun. But it’s still the most effective way to screen for colon and rectal cancer, the ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. “It was peculiar that these three all had running in ...