Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part ...

Chronic constipation can lead to prolonged retention of toxins in the colon, which might increase the risk of colon cancer. The theory is that the longer waste sits in the colon, the more time there ...

Colorectal cancer rates have soared among younger Americans, new research has found — and there might not always be obvious symptoms. The lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) is one in ...

Colon cancer and IBS share symptoms like changes in bowel habits, but require different treatments. A key symptom of IBS is abdominal pain that gets better after a bowel movement. Colon cancer may ...

Five years ago, Tim Cannon, a cancer doctor in Virginia, saw that his colon cancer patients were getting younger and their cancer was more aggressive. He had just diagnosed three people in their 30s ...

Mortality from the deadliest cancers has decreased among people younger than 50 over the last three decades in the U.S., with the exception of colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer, the fifth most ...

Colorectal cancer can cause bleeding from polyps in the digestive tract. This can lead to iron deficiency anemia. Oral and intravenous iron may help, but there may be some risks. Persistent bleeding ...

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. "Colon cancer ...