When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think "surgery." And it's true that surgery plays a central role in treatment for ...

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

After my brother was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, I read that it's often treated with surgery first. Can you tell me ...

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

When David Thau, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was 34, he periodically experienced pain in his stomach, irregular bowel movements, blood in his stool and vomiting, and he visited doctors ...

Colorectal cancer symptoms a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist monitors in himself include seeing blood with a bowel movement ...

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

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 ...