Colon cancer pain often feels like cramping, bloating, or a dull ache in the abdomen or back. Pain may worsen at night or in the morning, not improve with rest, and differ from common muscle or ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and as the years pass, it’s clear that the degree of people under 50 that are being diagnosed with the ...

Evidence continues to mount that building cardiovascular fitness can help lower an individual’s risk for colorectal cancer (CRC). The latest study — a sweeping analysis of 643,583 individuals, with ...

At a conference earlier this summer, a research team from Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Virginia presented new data on colon cancer in runners. Out of 100 marathoners and ultramarathoners between ...

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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 ...

Metformin is the most widely prescribed diabetes drug in the world. Scientists believe the drug has some colon-cancer prevention benefits. New research provides hints about its use as a supplemental ...