Colon cancer usually doesn’t cause symptoms in the early stages. As the disease progresses, you may experience abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, and changes in the size and shape of your stool.

Dying from colon cancer in the end stage means that treatments are no longer working or need to be stopped due to side effects. The cancer has spread throughout the body, and the condition is ...

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Most colorectal cancer starts as growths called polyps in the colon or the rectum and can spread into the walls of those areas over time, according to the American Cancer Society. Rates of ...

Colon cancer is the disease characterized by the development of malignant cells in the lining or epithelium of the first and longest portion of the large intestine. Starting from a single MLH1 ...

James Van Der Beek was sure that he was on top of his health — but then he was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. After revealing his diagnosis earlier this week, the actor has shared ...

U.S. Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón, Puerto Rico’s former nonvoting delegate to the U.S. Congress and an ally of Donald Trump, is leading in the island’s gubernatorial race, likely extending her ...

Share on Pinterest The former “Dawson’s Creek” star’s diagnosis is part of a startling trend in rising colon cancer cases among young adults. Casey Flanigan/IndieWire/Penske Media via ...