Even though rectal bleeding is alarming, doctors say patients are ashamed to mention it, delaying colon cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2018, Casandra Costley, then 32, noticed rectal bleeding. But, she thought it was a hemorrhoid and never thought to tell her ...

A woman was experiencing a common symptom of colon cancer for years, but doctors dismissed it as pregnancy-related. She was ...

When most people think about colon cancer warning signs, they immediately focus on obvious digestive issues. Blood in stool, dramatic weight loss, or severe abdominal pain typically come to mind.

Rectal bleeding could be a powerful early warning sign of colon cancer among younger adults, a new study says. Such bleeding increased more than eightfold the odds of a colon cancer diagnosis among ...

Get ready for some potty talk. But viewers who’ve noticed a bit blood on their own TP may be wondering how they can know when it’s just hemorrhoids and when it’s a sign something bigger might be wrong ...

A colon cancer survivor is warning others about the five signs and symptoms she ignored. In 2012, at the age of 44, Cheryl (@just.cherl) was diagnosed with stage 3c colon cancer. Since then, she has ...

Doctors say it’s common for symptoms of pregnancy and colon cancer to overlap, and that’s why some diagnoses get missed. It happened to these women.

Diverticulosis is a condition where small pouches form and protrude through weak spots in the intestinal wall. Diverticular bleeding happens when a blood vessel in a pouch bursts. Diverticular ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Early signs of colon cancer include rectal bleeding and changes in bowel movements. Young patients can feel embarrassed to talk ...