Most types of cancer have become less deadly over time in adults younger than age 50 in the U.S. but colon and rectum cancers continue to cost lives at alarming rates, according to a new report from ...

Jenna Scott remembers the joy of being pregnant with her first and only child. She also remembers the immense abdominal pain. During her pregnancy, she let her doctors know about the persistent ...

Joe Faratzis is a former TV producer in California who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at 29. In recent years, the number of young people diagnosed with colorectal cancer has risen sharply.

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

A generic form of teduglutide, Teduglutide Viatris (Viatris Limited), that cuts parenteral nutrition needs in patients with short-bowel syndrome (SBS) has received a positive opinion from the European ...

Department of General Surgery, Anhui Provincial Children’s Hospital, Hefei, Anhui, China Background: Hirschsprung’s disease (HSCR) is a congenital bowel-obstructive disorder caused by the absence of ...

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that including exercise as part of colon cancer recovery can help reduce the risk of a relapse and lead to longer survival. 'No concern that ...

Three scientists working in a laboratory. They are bending over a table looking at data and a paper. Heather Candrilli, 36, a mother of two, is battling metastatic colon cancer, underscoring the ...

As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a macrophage white blood cell (center) that ...

Here’s the bottom line — nearly 53,000 Americans are projected to die from colorectal cancer this year. The overall five-year survival rate for the disease is around 65%. Several factors significantly ...

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