Ischemic colitis can range from mild inflammation to life-threatening damage. Early diagnosis and tailored care make all the ...

Emma Dimery, diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in 2013, has recovered. After nearly a decade of treatments, she enrolled in a clinical trial in 2022. The trial at the University of Minnesota ...

Emma Dimery joined the clinical trial after running out of treatment options. For two years, she's been cancer free.

In CRS, the surgeon removes the parts of the abdominal lining (peritoneum) where they can see cancer. Often, they also need to remove parts of organs that also have cancer. Usually, this is open ...

Up to 90% of colorectal cancers can be cured if they are found early. But once cancer spreads outside the colon, it is much harder to treat. That’s why regular colorectal cancer screenings, starting ...

The potential culprit? Colibactin, a toxin produced by certain strains of E. coli that thrive in the colon and rectum. “We believe this exposure occurs very early in life — likely during the ...

For Hulick, though, it wasn't an academic exercise. He was the patient—part of a dramatic rise in young people diagnosed with colon cancer—and his treatment decision was a difficult one. "It's ...

Two years ago, Emma Dimery was told her stage 4 colon cancer was incurable. Today, she is healthy and cancer-free — and she says a last-resort clinical trial saved her life. Dimery, who lives in ...

Colorectal cancer starts in the colon, or in the rectum. Usually, it begins as clusters of cells called polyps that then grow and transform into cancer. The rapid rise in early-onset colorectal ...

“These nutrients are great for bone health.” Aziz also claims that the French diet is the superior choice for reducing the risk of colon cancer, a deadly disease that kills more than 50,000 Am ...

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 ...