A new study conducted by researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts General Hospital linked precancerous colon polyps to specific gut bacteria. Published in Cell Host & Microbe, the study compared the stool samples and colonoscopies of 971 participants. Stool samples were used to get a snapshot of…

Colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in both men and women in the United States. While overall incidence rates seem to be dropping, rates in people under 50 have increased by 1 to 2 percent yearly since the mid-1990s. In addition, colorectal cancer is responsible for the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths when…

Being overweight or obese can raise the risk of colorectal cancer, new research has found. Colorectal cancer forms in the colon or rectum. The study, published in the JAMA Network on May 10, analyzed 135,161 individuals aged 55–74 to assess the link between body mass index (BMI) and the risks of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers like…

Despite an overall decline in rates for colorectal cancer, doctors are seeing a dramatic increase in the disease among young adults. Researchers at the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute have found that those born in 1990 have double the risk of colon cancer and four times the risk of rectal cancer compared to those born in 1950,…

Fourteen years after being told he wouldn’t live more than five more years, James Allgood explains how he defied the odds. In this very frank and honest conversation, James Allgood talks about what it was like to get that dreaded phone call from his doctor telling him that “you have cancer,” the symptoms that led…

ORANGE, Calif.—Providence St. Joseph Hospital hosted a colon cancer awareness event March 24 featuring a giant inflatable colon that displayed the textures of various cancers that affect the organ. As colorectal cancer is the second most common type of cancer death in the United States, the hospital recommends people 45 years and older get a…

A larger percentage of younger people are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, according to a new report released Wednesday, and researchers say they don’t know why. The American Cancer Society said Wednesday that about 1 in 5 new colon and rectal cancers are among those in their mid-50s and younger. The proportion of these types of…

About four months after being diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer, Fred Evrard was told by his smiling doctor: “Mr. Evrard, you are cancer free.” A lot had happened in just four months. Stage 3 Colon Cancer Hit When His Body Was at Its Peak On Sept. 10, 2020, Fred Evrard, aged 48, experienced a…

Although many view a colonoscopy as an uncomfortable or even scary procedure, 17.7 million of them are carried out annually in the United States, and 60.6 percent of people have had one in the past 10 years. It’s believed that a colonoscopy not only helps find cancer but also prevents cancer from developing from polyps….

A new peer-reviewed article by a team of 15 scientists based in Mexico sheds light on the toxicity of a popular food additive often used as a whitening pigment. The article, published in the journal Toxicology in August 2022, “Food Grade Titanium Dioxide Accumulation Leads to Cellular Alterations in Colon Cells After Removal of a…