Kristina Kelly was diagnosed with cancer after persistent hemorrhoids prompted her to request a colonoscopy — which detected a cancerous mass Courtesy of Kristina Kelly Like many moms-to-be, Kristina ...

Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in and around the anus while colon cancer is a type of cancer that affects the large intestine. Both can cause rectal bleeding, but have other symptoms, and different ...

When Kristina Kelly was pregnant with her second daughter in 2022, she developed “terrible hemorrhoids.” At first, she didn’t worry too much about them because she knew they commonly occur during ...

A Pennsylvania mom said she was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer just weeks after giving birth to her first daughter. In 2015, Lauren Ricottone, of Philadelphia, was urged by her husband, Chris, to ...

As a nurse, Lauren Riccotone had always been proactive about her health care, but in 2015 she was young and healthy and didn’t think twice about the occasional spot of blood that appeared on her ...

Brooks Bell and Sarah Beran connected online in July 2023 over something unfortunate they had in common: they were both treated for colon cancer in their 30s after doctors misdiagnosed them. Now, they ...

The American Gastroenterological Association recently issued new guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of hemorrhoids.