Zoe Gardner-Lawson demanded the scan, which uncovered a 5-cm tumor on her bowel Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest. SWNS ...

Postmenopausal women diagnosed with colon cancer may be at increased risk of death if they fail to maintain a healthy body weight before cancer diagnosis, according to a new study. Postmenopausal ...

Scientists at UC Davis Health have discovered that an enzyme in the colon lining releases hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) - a known disinfecting compound- to protect the body from gut microbes. Their ...

Daily food choices significantly impact gut health. Watermelon and lemon offer fluids, fiber, and antioxidants. This ...

Colon cancer is increasingly affecting young adults. A gastroenterologist explained what a healthy colon looks like and the changes that occur when abnormal cells begin to grow, causing cancer. 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 ...

Certain types of cooking oils may be fueling a surge of colon cancers in young Americans, a government-funded study suggests. Consuming large amounts of seed oils – which include sunflower, canola, ...

Endoscopy and colonoscopy are both minimally invasive procedures using similar tools. However, they have different purposes. Doctors use endoscopy in several tests throughout the body, but they ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether body size measurements are risk factors for colon cancer death among the Japanese. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: A nationwide prospective study, the Japan Collaborative Cohort ...