Ng's group has found that sugary diets — especially sugary drinks including soda, juice, and sports drinks — are associated ...

During Thanksgiving 2013, Emma Dimery, then 23, experienced intense stomach cramps. After a blood test during her annual physical uncovered low hemoglobin levels, she underwent numerous tests and ...

While there are several treatment options for colon cancer, not all of them work for all cancer types. Deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) colon cancer is known to be less responsive to chemotherapy than ...

Q: My friend was just diagnosed with colon cancer, and they said it's stage IIIB. What does that mean? How do doctors figure out the stage? A: When someone is diagnosed with colon cancer, one of the ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — What Tony Desplaines thought would be a routine colonoscopy earlier this year turned into a lifesaving discovery. At 44, Desplaines was diagnosed with early-stage colon ...

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in much of the developed world. Cancer-related mortality is slowly decreasing as a result of better detection and improved surgery.

Cases of colorectal cancer in younger adults are climbing worldwide, driven by lifestyle changes and inherited genetic risks. Diet, obesity, and lack of early screening are playing a major role in ...

Occasional constipation is common, but doctors warn that constipation lasting for months may signal colon cancer, especially ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- More than a decade removed from her days as a track and field star at Appalachian State, Bianca Harvey is still channeling lessons from her athletic career for a much more ...

Japanese golf legend Masashi Ozaki died at 78 after battling stage 4 sigmoid colon cancer. The disease develops in the lower ...