Staging means finding out how far colon cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group colon cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...

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Colon polyps are a collection of cells that grow in the colon. They can vary in size and shape. Colon polyps can be benign, but larger colon polyps may have an increased risk of developing into ...

Q: My friend was just diagnosed with colon cancer, and they said it's stage IIIB. What does that mean? How do doctors figure out the stage? A: When someone is diagnosed with colon cancer, one of the ...

Every year, doctors diagnose more than 107,000 cases of colorectal cancer. While survival rates have improved, it's still the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women combined. Knowing ...

Increasingly, young people with clean diets and healthy lifestyles are getting colon cancer. Doctors say diet plays a role in the rising risk, but doesn't tell the whole story. We are learning more ...