Staging means finding out how far colon cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group colon cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...

Q: My friend was just diagnosed with colon cancer, and they said it's stage IIIB. What does that mean? How do doctors figure out the stage? A: When someone is diagnosed with colon cancer, one of the ...

A young mother has revealed the symptoms that led to her stage 3 colorectal diagnosis. About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed ...

In 2018, Casandra Costley, then 32, noticed rectal bleeding. But, she thought it was a hemorrhoid and never thought to tell her doctor. “I ignored it. I had some rectal pain as well, which I also ...

At 24, Meagan Meadows thought she was too young to have colon cancer but was diagnosed with stage 3. The only warning sign was blood in her stool, which she almost missed because it was difficult to ...

SEATTLE — Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers, but it is preventable with early screening. “What we know is that 90 percent of colon cancers are curable if they’re found in early ...

Right-sided colon cancer may cause different symptoms than left-sided colon cancer. The first sign of right-sided colon cancer is often anemia caused by bleeding. Colon cancer is one of the most ...

Heather Candrilli was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in May 2024 GoFundMe Heather Candrilli, 36, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in May 2024 She had to pay more out-of-pocket for the ...