Colon cancer hides from the immune system via one gene. University of Calgary researchers deleted it in mice, eradicating 100 ...

A young man's cancer diagnosis highlights the symptom many people dismiss until the disease is already advanced.

Most constipation is harmless. In rare cases, the colon can become dangerously enlarged. Here is what you need to know.

Plus, why it’s tricky to diagnose.

Colonoscopies are still the gold standard, but experts now endorse a high-tech stool test and a blood draw amid rising rates of young colon cancer.

Cancer that starts in your colon can sometimes spread to other parts of your body, including the liver. Another name for it is metastatic, or stage IV, colon cancer. Your doctor might find that the ...

The splenic flexure is a part of your colon, or your large intestine, where it bends near your spleen, an organ that mainly filters your blood. It's also the place where many blood vessels come ...

No one asks for colon cancer. Behaviors and risk factors may influence a person's chances of developing the disease, but I have never met anyone who wanted cancer.

The colon is an organ that is part of the digestive tract in the body. It’s often called the large intestine or the large bowel. When food enters the body, it’s digested mostly in the small intestine, ...

MSK is a leader in cancer clinical trials. We often have many trials at a time, researching different types of cancers. At MSK, we can offer some people the latest treatments possible through our ...

Colon cancer chemotherapy (chemo), targeted therapy, and colon cancer immunotherapy are called systemic therapies. They travel through the bloodstream to treat cancer cells anywhere in the body. Colon ...

Colorectal surgeons are medical professionals who specialize in diagnosing and treating conditions relating to the colon and rectal areas. They are also known as proctologists, colon doctors, or colon ...