While situations like these can be scary, Whitfield says he hopes his story can help spread awareness to others.

ESD is performed with a thin, flexible endoscope inserted through the mouth or rectum. Using miniature tools, clinicians inject fluid to lift a precancerous or early cancer lesion from surrounding ...

Doctors say although screenings typically begin at the age of 45, they are seeing an increase in younger patients developing colon cancer.

Grossman often experienced recurring pelvic pain that would dissipate after a few days. Her family doctor suspected it may be endometriosis, but she says her Crohn’s disease made it difficult for her ...