Colon cancer pain often feels like cramping, bloating, or a dull ache in the abdomen or back. Pain may worsen at night or in the morning, not improve with rest, and differ from common muscle or ...

In the US, the highest rates of colorectal cancer are found in those of American Indian, Alaska Native, and African American descent. A personal history of colorectal cancer, colorectal polyps, or ...

Mark Seguin was diagnosed with colon cancer at 35. He's discovered exercise can dramatically reduce the risk of colon cancer recurrence.Courtesy of Mark Seguin This as-told-to essay is based on a ...

Khalil Smith was a freshman in college when he was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer.Courtesy of Khalil Smith It felt like someone was stabbing me in the stomach. At the time, there were plenty of ...

Chris Kowalski, at 37-year-old father of two, has always been an active, energetic and passionate person, he tells TODAY.com. So, when he started to feel fatigued last March, people noticed, he says.

Cases of colorectal cancer are increasing in adults under 50, a trend doctors say has been steadily rising for years. During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Rodney Clingan, a surgeon with ...

When David Lyon saw blood in his stool, he didn't think much of it. He was a fit 26-year-old who worked in a sheet metal shop. The spots were inconsistent, and he thought he might have just sustained ...

Q. My father died of colon cancer back in 1999. His brother and sister both died of colon cancer too, so this is a big concern in our family. After my father died, I read up on things that might ...