Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

It's well documented; a colonoscopy is one of the only procedures in the medical field that can not only detect cancer but prevent cancer. That's by finding and removing questionable polyps before ...

A young mother battling colon cancer — highlighting the need for insurance-covered colonoscopies for younger patients — is now in desperate need of a liver transplant after enduring an extensive ...

The NHS National Cancer Plan pledges to increase the amount of robotic surgery for cancer patients, up from 70,000 a year to half a million by 2035 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you please recommend the best treatment for colon cancer after surgery, when only 1 out of 39 lymph nodes had cancerous cells? -- H.L. ANSWER: Surgery remains the primary way to ...

Stage 4 colon cancer symptoms like pain and bowel changes can be managed with medicine. Stage 4 colon cancer is not curable, but treatment can help people live longer. Removing a few metastases in the ...

Colon cancer can be found in a few ways, including a digital rectal exam and a fecal occult blood test. There is also the ...

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Bowel problems are rampant in people of all age groups. Common problems such as constipation and diarrhoea can take a toll on well-being. Many fail to.

James Van Der Beek died less than three years after he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. What he said about his symptoms, treatment and how cancer changed his life.