Just when she thought life couldn’t get busier, New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin got diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer. “I was very shocked, and I think the doctors were as well because ...

“It was pretty graphic and bad.” After Jessica Wozniak experienced stomach cramping for months, doctors found that she had Stage 4 colon cancer. While she slowly began feeling better, she ...

A colonoscopy found that she had cancer. “(The doctor) says, ‘Yeah, you have two masses in your colon that are cancerous,” she recalls. “It was quite a shock.” In February 2024 ...

The first method is visual inspection of the colon. The gold standard of these tests is the colonoscopy. This procedure involves a gastroenterologist passing a long tube through the patient’s ...

The financial adviser from Long Island was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in October 2023 after undergoing a routine colonoscopy at 45. He joined an unfortunate club with a growing membership ...

Colon cancer occurs when cells in your large intestine grow out of control. Treatment can vary by the stage and type of colon cancer. Colon cancer is a type of cancer that starts in your colon (la ...

More people have colon cancer spread to their bones than in years past. This may be because colon cancer treatments have improved, which allows people to live longer, giving the cancer more time ...

They found that people who consumed two ... 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 ...

Then, once the colon is "clean" of polyps, experts recommend repeat colonoscopy every 1 to 3 years. If follow-up exams continue to be normal, further screening recommendations will be determined ...

Colon cancer is the disease characterized by the development of malignant cells in the lining or epithelium of the first and longest portion of the large intestine. PTOV1 promotes the progression ...