A colostomy is usually formed from the distal colon, such as the sigmoid or descending colon ... the mucus production will usually decrease. Mucus is formed in the conduit used to form the urostomy, ...

Several factors significantly influence prognosis, including the stage of the cancer at diagnosis, its location within the colon and the effectiveness of treatment. A new study suggests that a ...

Colon cancer cases have been increasing among younger adults, and now researchers think they've identified a potential culprit. A bacterial toxin called colibactin, produced by certain strains of ...

coli, appears to alter gut DNA in a way that prompts colon cancer, researchers report in the journal Nature. Colibactin leaves behind specific patterns of DNA mutations that are more than three ...

Alarming trends show that colon – or bowel – cancer is increasing in younger people. If the rise continues, colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths ...

The single mom went to the ER four times before being diagnosed with colon cancer at 33. "For me to get it so young, everybody was just like, how? But it's happening to people younger and younger ...

A potentially lethal food poisoning bug found in chicken could be driving a disturbing rise in late stage colon cancer cases, concerning research suggests. While red and processed meat have been ...

“They found a softball- and golf ball-sized tumor in my colon,” Dimery, 36, of Minneapolis, tells TODAY.com. “They can only say for sure that it was Stage 3 at that point, but there could ...

A fit and healthy dad, whose stage three colon cancer was misdiagnosed as an ulcer, has warned others not to ignore a key symptom. Rory Kennedy had always led a healthy lifestyle and had no family ...

On Saturday, April 26, the husband of the influencer, who recently died of colon cancer at 21, paid tribute to her in a heartfelt post. “Our love can never be replicated nor erased ...

Acute colonic ileus or Ogilvie's syndrome is an acute nonmechanical colonic obstruction with an unclear pathophysiology. This motility disorder generally occurs in elderly patients with serious ...

Blood Test Could Guide Use of Anti-Inflammatory Drug Celecoxib to Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer Recurrence Jan. 28, 2025 — A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer ...