A mother of three was “shocked” to discover she was suffering from stage 4 bowel cancer after doctors initially diagnosed her with a urinary tract infection. Zoe Gardner-Lawson, 36, began experiencing ...

Cases of colorectal cancer in younger adults are climbing worldwide, driven by lifestyle changes and inherited genetic risks.

Many people associate colon cancer with old age, but that's not the case anymore, as the number of young people being diagnosed is on the rise. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated ...

Just when she thought life couldn’t get busier, New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin got diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer. “I was very shocked, and I think the doctors were as well because it ...

In the past, cancer typically affected older adults, but times have changed, and even young people are vulnerable. Let us ...

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the U.S., but with early detection and timely intervention, outcomes can improve significantly. Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, offers ...

Got milk? It might just be the key to protecting yourself from bowel cancer. A large study from researchers at the University of Oxford published on Wednesday suggests that drinking the equivalent of ...

Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

Zoe Gardner-Lawson demanded the scan, which uncovered a 5-cm tumor on her bowel Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest. SWNS ...

A woman who dismissed blood in her stool as hemorrhoids was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. Paige Seifert, 25, ...

In a world-first breakthrough, scientists have discovered how a sugary “cloak” helps bowel cancer hide from the immune system, and how stripping it away could turn the body’s anti-cancer defenses back ...

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 ...