There is a persistent taboo surrounding discussing bowel movements, but it is hindering vital conversations with doctors that ...

Colon cancer symptoms in women are similar to those in men, but they can be confused with gynecological issues, like cramping ...

Apart from some of our hypochondriac friends, none of us go through life analysing every unusual act by the body as an alarming signal that prompts a doctor's visit. Consider this the general human ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While a doctor might recommend screening for the disease if you’re at an increased risk—say, you’ve got inflammatory bowel disease ...

The symptoms tend to be persistent, reoccurring and unexplained ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old female who is in moderate health. After a monthslong bout of diarrhea, blood work, and a colonoscopy, I’ve been diagnosed with microscopic colitis. After a round of ...

Colorectal cancers are the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and fourth for women, but is the second overall when men and women are combined, according to data compiled by the ...

The untimely deaths of actors Chadwick Boseman and James Van Der Beek, who both died of colorectal cancer in their 40s, have ...

Actor James Van Der Beek’s death following a diagnosis of colon cancer highlights how a rising number of young adults are dying of the disease, experts said. Van Der Beek, who rose to stardom in the ...

UCSF is launching a new program dedicated to treating the increasing number of young people diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

Alex Lyons is urging others to stop hiding medical symptoms after her own "embarrassment" led to emergency surgery.