She blamed irritable bowel syndrome, constipation and even a tight bra. Looking back, she had some classic symptoms of colon ...

I was mad at God, mad at the world, and mad at all the healthy people who didn’t have to get their life put on hold,” said ...

Fat is a loaded tissue. Not only is it considered unsightly, the excess flab that plagues more than two-thirds of adults in America is associated with many well-documented health problems. In fact, ...

Bladder cancer often begins with subtle symptoms that are easy to overlook. The most common early sign is blood in the urine, a condition known as hematuria. In many cases, the blood may not always be ...

Alarmed by the color and frequency of the blood in her stool, Mahon was referred to a GI doctor who initially thought she had an autoimmune disease. “Once I got the colonoscopy, she told me that she ...

A woman who was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer is raising awareness by sharing four early symptoms she experienced - one ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — A new study shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors make better decisions when treating cancer. However, it also highlights challenges in how doctors and AI work ...

You can’t pretend the pink pachyderm isn’t staring you in the face on Saturday. But if you must draw attention to it, at least soften the hard edges of your truth with graceful diplomacy. A ...

COPD is a progressive lung disease with mild symptoms in the early stages that gradually worsen. Early diagnosis and treatment can help preserve lung function. People with COPD often have trouble ...

Legend: Site = site of the pain; WBC = white blood cell count prior to surgery; EA = Epiploic appendagitis; RLQ = right lower quadrant; LLQ = left lower quadrant; NPF = no pathological finding; n ...

One is if cancer has spread to other organs, such as the liver. The second occurs with the paraneoplastic syndromes that occur with some cancers. Paraneoplastic syndromes are signs and symptoms caused ...