When Brooks Bell was 38, doctors told her she was too young to have colon cancer, dismissing her textbook symptoms as "likely hemorrhoids." A few months later, after pushing for tests, the North ...

If you hear the word “colon cancer,” you might picture a patient who is an older male, but that’s far from the reality. “Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer among men and women in the ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and according to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women. It's ...

I still vividly remember my feelings when my doctor asked me to undertake a colonoscopy examination. As I learned more about the examination and preparation procedures, I started feeling embarrassed ...

DATE. IT IS 635 NOW, THE MONTH OF MARCH IS RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND NEW. THIS MORNING, OUR STAR CONNOR SPOKE WITH A LOCAL WOMAN WHO IS SHARING HER STORY OF CANCER ...

After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind ...

Rates of colon cancer in people under 50 have grown in recent decades. One study found that 82% of young colon cancer patients were misdiagnosed initially. Two women who had colon cancer in their 30s ...

A DeSoto woman credits her sister's cancer death for saving her own life. Lynda Russell is proud to say she is cancer-free but it came at a great cost. Russell lost her sister to colon cancer when her ...