Colorectal cancer, a cancer of the large intestine, is the third most common cancer among men and women in the United States ...

A woman with stage 4 cancer received a liver from her friend — and the transplant saved her life. In May 2024, Amy Piccioli, a 41-year-old accountant from Los Angeles, visited the emergency room after ...

Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarvion Overshown returned home for the official groundbreaking of a new community splash pad, a project he called years in the making. Drivers are paying more at the ...

With March being National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Bandy Endoscopy Center, Hamilton Physician Group – Gastroenterology, Hamilton Physician Group – General Surgery and Peeples Cancer ...

An advanced cancer diagnosis didn't stop this 26-year-old from finding humor as she went through treatment.

Symptoms of colon cancer can include: A change in bowel habits, such as more frequent diarrhea or constipation. Rectal bleeding or blood in the stool. Ongoing discomfort in the belly area, such as ...

A gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic who treats patients with colorectal cancer shares the warning signs of the disease he ...

Now scientists in Japan believe they may have discovered an important reason why some constipation treatments do not work.

Lotsoff is the medical director for the BJC Outpatient GI Lab in Edwardsville, where residents can get screened without having to go across the river. While those with later-stage cases of colorectal ...

The appendix supports the immune system. It contains gut-associated lymphoid tissue – immune cells embedded in the intestinal wall that help monitor microbial activity in the gut. In early life, this ...

Inflammatory bowel disease, often called IBD, is a long-term condition that causes ongoing inflammation in the digestive system. The two main types are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. People ...