Noticing blood in the toilet bowl or on toilet tissue is an alarming experience that is often dismissed as a benign flare-up of piles (hemorrhoids). While inflamed hemorrhoidal vascular cushions ...

"The last thing you want to do is ignore a change... and then realize it is from an advanced cancer that could have been ...

I am a patient with ulcerative colitis (hereinafter referred to as UC) who writes on blogs and note under the name ...

Half of Americans surveyed did not know that bowel cancer screening can be done at home. The finding points to a gap in ...

Anchor] Recently, colorectal cancer patients in their 20s and 30s have been increasing significantly. Reports indicate that ...

It can be frightening to see blood in your stool but it doesn't necessarily mean there is something wrong. The blood can be bright red, dark or mixed in with the stool and can vary in amount. These ...

Abdominal pain or changes in bowel habits should not be ignored simply because someone is young. They could be signs of a ...

Colorectal cancer in adolescents and young adults can be aggressive and remain unrecognized until late stages. The researchers studied the medical records of 84 patients under the age of 21, inclusive ...

Colorectal cancers in people 20 and under are often aggressive and delayed in diagnosis, new research shows. Colorectal ...

A qualitative study of 28 cancer survivors and 19 health professionals finds that information about chronic bowel symptoms ...

The habit of sitting on the toilet seat for a long time may not only cause constipation but it can also increase the risk of ...

When treating patients with colorectal cancer, I often hear them say, "I was diagnosed even though I had no symptoms at all." ...