#colon cancer tag

2 weeks ago

Cancer

After turning 45, a woman with mild cramps was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer during a routine colonoscopy

3 weeks ago

A doctor, who treated a 22-year-old with colon cancer, shares what everyone should know about cancer symptoms

Colon cancer is increasingly diagnosed in patients under 45, with symptoms often being subtle and easily dismissed.

4 weeks ago

Cancer

Katie Couric said she follows 3 tips to prevent colon cancer after her husband died of the disease

1 month ago

Cancer

Soccer legend Abby Wambach said colon cancer screening at 35 likely saved her life

Film

fromwww.theguardian.com

Andre Is an Idiot review a riotously funny, painfully honest film about facing death

A colon-cancer patient uses humor and filmmaking to urge adults over 45 to get colonoscopies while documenting treatment struggles and advocacy.

Public health

Colon cancer is officially the deadliest cancer for people under 50. Experts are shocked at how quickly this happened.

Colon cancer has become the leading cause of cancer death in U.S. adults under 50, with rising rates and a shifting birth-cohort risk since 1950.

2 weeks ago

After turning 45, a woman with mild cramps was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer during a routine colonoscopy

Early screening for colon cancer is crucial, as symptoms may not be obvious, and awareness can lead to timely diagnosis.

3 weeks ago

A doctor, who treated a 22-year-old with colon cancer, shares what everyone should know about cancer symptoms

Colon cancer is increasingly diagnosed in patients under 45, with symptoms often being subtle and easily dismissed.

4 weeks ago

Katie Couric said she follows 3 tips to prevent colon cancer after her husband died of the disease

Colon cancer is increasingly affecting younger individuals, prompting a call for greater awareness and preventive measures.

1 month ago

Soccer legend Abby Wambach said colon cancer screening at 35 likely saved her life

Abby Wambach emphasizes the importance of early colon cancer screening after her own experience with polyps found during a colonoscopy.

fromwww.theguardian.com

Film

Andre Is an Idiot review a riotously funny, painfully honest film about facing death

Public health

Colon cancer is officially the deadliest cancer for people under 50. Experts are shocked at how quickly this happened.

more#colon-cancer

fromESPN.com

1 month ago

Former Jets quarterback Browning Nagle dies at age 57

Browning Nagle was a second-round draft pick by the Jets in 1991. After a year on the bench, he was handed the starting role in 1992, going 3-10 as the starter.

National Football League

A new report reveals that a third of colon cancer cases now occur in the rectum. Take these steps to protect yourself at any age.

Rectal cancer cases are rising dramatically in people under 50, doubling from 1998 to 2022, suggesting an environmental or behavioral trigger rather than lifestyle factors alone.

A 20-year-old woman had waves of stomach pain for months. She was eventually diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer.

Katie Davis was diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer at age 20 after initial misdiagnosis of an ovarian cyst, discovered through colonoscopy when symptoms worsened.

Public health

A doctor shares 3 ways women can lower their cancer risk, starting in their teens and 20s

Colon and other cancer rates are rising in people under 50; prevention includes self-knowledge, improved metabolic health, and reduced alcohol consumption.

fromwww.npr.org

'Dawson's Creek' star James Van Der Beek has died at 48

He was 48. Van Der Beek announced his diagnosis of Stage 3 colon cancer in November 2024. His family wrote on Instagram on Wednesday, "Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace. There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come. For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend."

Arts

LGBT

fromLGBTQ Nation

4 months ago

Gender-affirming care helped detect this woman's cancer & save her life - LGBTQ Nation

Gender-affirming medical care led to routine tests that discovered a stage-4 colon cancer in a trans woman, enabling life-saving treatment and remission.

Television

fromwww.mercurynews.com

Country Ever After' star Criscilla Anderson announces her own death at age 45

Criscilla Anderson, 45, died after a seven-year battle with colon cancer.

#glp-1-drugs

fromwww.independent.co.uk

Public health

Another perk of weight-loss drugs? Fewer colon cancer deaths, a study found

Medicine

Weight-loss drugs found to slash cancer death rates

fromwww.independent.co.uk

Public health

Another perk of weight-loss drugs? Fewer colon cancer deaths, a study found

Medicine

Weight-loss drugs found to slash cancer death rates

Public health

A gut health and cancer researcher shared the foods she eats to lower her disease risk

1 year ago

Public health

3 things a GI doctor does to prevent colon cancer - aside from eating healthily

6 months ago

Public health

A gut health and cancer researcher shared the foods she eats to lower her disease risk

1 year ago

Public health

3 things a GI doctor does to prevent colon cancer - aside from eating healthily

Novel Approach May Improve Early Cancer Detection - News Center

Cell-free RNA modification patterns in blood offer a noninvasive, promising biomarker approach for early colon cancer detection and could improve screening and survival.

Public health

fromSlate Magazine

8 months ago

Does Eating Broccoli Help Prevent Colon Cancer? Here's the Truth.

Observational studies linking cruciferous vegetable intake to reduced colon cancer risk are insufficiently strong to support definitive causal claims.

fromESPN.com

11 months ago

Wrestling announcer Ross diagnosed with cancer

Jim Ross has been diagnosed with colon cancer and will undergo surgery soon.

Alternative medicine