Young mother’s colorectal cancer symptoms dismissed as childbirth side effects for years before stage 3 diagnosis

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

'Like MAFS' Mel Schilling, I noticed bathroom symptom that turned out to be cancer'

Following MAFS star Mel Schilling's heartbreaking cancer update, a woman has revealed how her own diagnosis came after ...

Dental nurse from East Peckham battles cancer, major surgery, full hysterectomy and life with stoma as she raises money for Macmillan

A 44-year-old dental nurse who was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2023 has been told the heartbreaking news its spread to her ...
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Area counties have higher rates of colorectal cancer than state, national averages

Colon and rectal cancer rates in Clark and Champaign counties are higher than state and national averages, “highlighting a greater local burden of a disease that routine screening can often prevent or ...
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Weekend Doctor: What you should know about colon cancer prevention

According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer, or colorectal cancer, remains one of the leading causes of ...

A young dad's colon cancer spread to his lungs with no warning. He says a clinical trial led to a miracle.

Spencer Laird was diagnosed with colon cancer at 26. At 30, he was told it had returned and spread to his lungs, with one tumor the size of a golf ball.