Nearly 140,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer in America. Rectal bleeding is the most obvious colon cancer ...

It can indicate a more advanced stage of the disease or can be a sign of a different medical condition.

Colon cancer rates are rising in the U.S. among adults under the age of 50. Nearly double the number of young adults are diagnosed with colorectal cancer today compared to just a decade ago, according ...

A computer illustration of an inflamed digestive system. (Science Photo Library/Canva) Inflammatory bowel disease affects ...

Inflammatory bowel disease, which is a gut condition, shows up in children, too and often is not detected on time. Find out why.

Many people with colon cancer experience no symptoms in the early stages of the disease. When symptoms appear, they’ll likely vary, depending on the cancer’s size and location in your large intestine.

People often dismiss rectal bleeding as a minor or embarrassing problem, but doctors say it should never be ignored because ...

Colorectal cancers are the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and fourth for women, but is the second overall when men and women are combined, according to data compiled by the ...

Scientists have made an important discovery that could change the way doctors understand irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a ...