RED MEAT - COLON CANCER? ?

Red meat takes longer to pass through the intestines than plant food. Meat is also the rotting carcus of an animal. The longer you are exposed to it, the more toxins it can produce; therefore, it...

Sorry you lost your mother to cancer. Like other cancers, colon cancer is rarely hereditary; fewer than 5% of cases of colon cancer are due to a high-risk inherited gene defect. Where it is...

Recovery is about 6-8 weeks, similar to a C-section as the abdominal wall is cut in both surgeries. The hospital stay is usually about 4 days, by that time your bowel habits should be back to norma...

Oh boy... this is a big question. Sit back. Relax. Here's a big answer. In general, the term "cancer" is applied to any sort of new growth of bodily tissue that has lost the no...

Not directly, but pressure in the colon can cause the formation of diverticula, these are like small bubbles in the wall of the colon much like a weakness in a bicycle inner tube when over inflated...

No. I had a resection late last year, and the only pain I experienced was when I had diahorrea after the stoma reversal. Tell you oncologist or speak to your gp.

Like everyone said, see a doctor. I didn't see a doctor about my UC for a few months (i was 13 and truthfully didn't know anything was wrong). I was going only about twice a day, but my s...

Colon cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the colon. The colon is part of the body鈥檚 digestive system. The digestive system removes and processes nutrie...