Colon cancer usually doesn’t cause symptoms in the early stages. As the disease progresses, you may experience abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, and changes in the size and shape of your stool.

Dying from colon cancer in the end stage means that treatments are no longer working or need to be stopped due to side effects. The cancer has spread throughout the body, and the condition is ...

Most colorectal cancer starts as growths called polyps in the colon or the rectum and can spread into the walls of those areas over time, according to the American Cancer Society. Rates of ...

James Van Der Beek was sure that he was on top of his health — but then he was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. After revealing his diagnosis earlier this week, the actor has shared ...

U.S. Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón, Puerto Rico’s former nonvoting delegate to the U.S. Congress and an ally of Donald Trump, is leading in the island’s gubernatorial race, likely extending her ...

According to the American Cancer Society, rates of colon or rectal cancer have been increasing in people under age 55 since the mid-1990s, inching up by 1 to 2% each year. Colorectal cancer ...

Share on Pinterest The former “Dawson’s Creek” star’s diagnosis is part of a startling trend in rising colon cancer cases among young adults. Casey Flanigan/IndieWire/Penske Media via ...

Colorectal cancer, or colon cancer, occurs when polyps, or growths, develop on the inner lining of the colon, according to Cleveland Clinic. If left untreated, the cancer can spread to other areas ...

I have terrible news for you. You very likely have advanced colon cancer,’” he says. Packard was stunned. “In a moment, everything changes,” he says. When Packard’s symptoms first began ...