Cynthia Hernandez has dedicated her life to providing care and support working in the health care field. But losing the sister of a high school friend, who was just 30 years old, to colon cancer led ...

Learn about colorectal cancer statistics, symptoms, risk factors, and survival rates. Early detection and treatment can save ...

A Hastings woman is sharing her story about how she overcame colon cancer to finish the Chicago Marathon. March is ...

If you have advanced colon cancer, there's a chance the cancer ... If they go into your lymphatic system, the cancer can spread to your lymph nodes. This can make your lymph nodes feel hard ...

Carcinomas at any point in the ascending colon, including the hepatic flexure, may properly be grouped with carcinomas of the cecum, as all these lesions tend to metastasize to lymph nodes along ...

A colonoscopy conducted after noticing abnormal bleeding led to a colon cancer diagnosis for a 44-year-old mother of two. Ashley Beane, now 46, is a registered nurse at Population Health who works ...

It has not spread to nearby lymph nodes or distant sites (T1 or T2, N0, M0). The cancer has grown into the colon wall or rectum but not through it. It has not reached nearby organs or lymph nodes ...

During this procedure, a surgeon will remove the part of the colon that contains cancer, as well as some of the surrounding area. A surgeon may remove nearby lymph nodes to reduce the risk of ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) refers to cancer that develops in the colon or rectum.The colon is part of the large intestine or ...