Colorectal cancer is highly preventable, and early detection saves lives. Colon Cancer Awareness Month is an ideal time for ...

“When a doctor tells you it’s stage 4, you think, ‘My life is over,'" said Amy Piccioli ...

A 20-year-old woman experienced on-and-off stomach pain, then sudden nausea and chills. She was diagnosed with stage 2 colon ...

"Younger people often dismiss these symptoms because they don’t perceive themselves to be at risk." ...

A young pregnant patient assumed abdominal pain and rectal bleeding was from her pregnancy. She was diagnosed with Stage IV ...

When Bexar County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores received a colon cancer diagnosis in late 2024, it came as a ...

Five years ago, Jim Gillespie learned he had colon cancer, a diagnosis he said came after noticing symptoms that told him something wasn’t quite right. Looking back, he said listening to his body and ...

In the United States, colorectal cancer is the fourth most common kind of cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer deaths, making screening very important.

The discrepancy isn't just in the rate of occurrence — it’s also caused by tumor location.