In a survey of 1,535 colon cancer survivors under 50 by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, 82% said they were first misdiagnosed ...

Nearly 140,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer in America. Rectal bleeding is the most obvious colon cancer ...

A woman says she dismissed a sign of colon cancer as being a result of haemorrhoids. Meagan Meadows, 24, a teaching graduate ...

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 common misconception is that the signs and symptoms of colon cancer are obvious. The truth is, a lot of symptoms don't often show up until the condition is already in advanced stages. Noticing the ...

A concerning sign of colon cancer, pencil-thin stools, is gaining attention. While often overlooked, this symptom can ...

A woman who dismissed blood in her stool as hemorrhoids was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. Meagan Meadows, 24, ...

A new blood test for cancer DNA — the genetic code that differentiates cancer from healthy tissue — allows doctors to ...