Marisa Peters, 44, a mother of three and former Broadway vocalist, first noticed bleeding when going to the bathroom after ...

Any blood in the stool—whether bright red, maroon, or black and tarry—should prompt immediate medical attention. For cases of left-sided colon cancer, blood in the stool is often one of the first ...

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 ...

Have you ever looked in the toilet after going number two and noticed a banana- or sausage-shaped poop? If your answer is yes, you’re likely doing something right. Doctors say folks should aim for ...

After a video from inside an ICE facility in Baltimore, Maryland, went viral, a former worker at the detention center spoke out, revealing that conditions are actually much worse. At the end of ...

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 ...

The National Cancer Institute estimates that more than 150,000 people will receive a colorectal cancer diagnosis in 2025, and factors like gender, age, and family health history can increase your risk ...

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Researchers note that ultra-processed foods make up 70% of the U.S. food supply Getty Ultra-processed foods are linked to a 45% higher risk of colon cancer in women, according to a new study ...

New research links ultra-processed food with a higher colon cancer risk. The risk jumped 1.5 times in people with diets heavy in ultra-processed foods. Here’s what you need to know to help prevent ...

Women under 50 who eat many ultra-processed foods face up to a 45% higher risk of precancerous colon growths. The Mass General Brigham study linked heavy consumption of these foods to early-onset ...