After enduring seven prior abdominal surgeries, 64-year-old Joy Monetti from Islip was no stranger to painful procedures and lengthy recoveries.

What if I'm dying? NICOLA JANE SWINNEY writes: I was in the middle of what I now know was a diverticulitis flare-up - and ...

You’ve probably heard that dietary fiber is a part of a healthy diet. Did you ever know why, though? Find a list of fiber sources here too.

Physicians have cautioned Nigerians against dismissing the sight of blood in stool as a minor or temporary issue, warning that it could be an early sign of serious gastrointestinal ...

While the researchers in the new study noted that the reasons behind the boom remain unclear, other studies have linked it to the Western diet.

People treated for colon cancer may want to watch what they eat. A diet heavy with red meat, fatty foods and desserts may put these survivors at greater risk of having their disease return. Colon ...

Abstract: Lung and colon cancers are among the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Early detection significantly enhances survival rates, but traditional diagnostic methods, which rely ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Analysis of 35,213 patients with stage II-III colon cancer revealed that recurrence risk drops below 0.5% at 6 years post-surgery, supporting a practical definition of cure. Women showed a ...

Colon cancer is on the rise among young adults — with more people in their 40s, 30s, and even 20s being diagnosed. In fact, colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the ...

Heart disease and cancer were again the leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2024, according to a CDC report published Sept. 10, which analyzed 99.9% of 2024 death records as of June 1, 2025. At the ...