How you feel after your bowel (colon) cancer operation depends on what type of surgery you have. After a big operation, you might wake up in the intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) ...

Current guidelines advise patients to get their first colonoscopy at 45 — unless they’re at higher risk or have other predisposing factors, like a family history of colon cancer or polyps.

Her colon had to be “unkinked” during an emergency colonoscopy, Grenham says, then shortened to prevent it from happening again. The sigmoid colon — the part of the large intestine nearest ...

About 107,320 new cases of colon cancer (54,510 in men and 52,810 in women) About 46,950 new cases of rectal cancer (27,950 in men and 19,000 in women) The rate of people being diagnosed with colon or ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This late 1940’s photo provided by the US Air Force Historical Support Office shows retired U.S. Army ...

She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down racial barriers ...

A nutritionist has urged the public to up their intake of 10 foods that she says are vital for reducing the risk of deadly colon cancer. Incidences of the disease, which kills 17,000 per year in ...

Testing the young Dr Govil sees several young colorectal cancer patients whose diagnosis is delayed because they are treated for piles or fissures. That’s why he suggests a colonoscopy to anyone who ...

A single mother from Houston, Texas, is sounding the alarm after dismissing early warning signs of colorectal cancer. In a TikTok that’s racked up 2.3 million views, Radwah Oda — who is now ...

Colorectal cancer is the third most prevalent cancer worldwide, with 2 million new cases and 1 million deaths reported in 2020. Over two decades since oxaliplatin's incorporation as an add-on to ...

Between 3% and 5% of colorectal cancers exhibit the KRAS G12C mutation. Credit: SewCreamStudio/Shutterstock. Amgen’s LUMAKRAS (sotorasib) and Vectibix (panitumumab ...

Lopez went to his doctor, who eventually decided to do a colonoscopy to learn more. That's when they discovered a "grapefruit-sized" tumor in his colon, he said. Lopez saw the scan and couldn't ...