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 ...

Colon cancer diagnosis involves colonoscopy, imaging, and blood tests, with staging guiding treatment decisions. Stage 1 treatment typically involves surgery, while stage 2 may include chemotherapy ...

One large study found that more advanced cases of colorectal cancer had a higher likelihood of returning. For example, if participants had stage 3 colon cancer, almost 25 percent experienced a ...

Margaret Kelly has been donating blood regularly since her youth. “I started donating blood back when I was in my 20s. I really saw a lot of people suffering and sick, and back then there was a blood ...

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a reminder that taking care of ourselves isn’t a weakness, but it’s a ...