As a result, the evolutionary pressures that once favored the appendix have largely disappeared. Meanwhile, the medical risks of keeping the appendix – most notably appendicitis – remain. Modern ...

Gastrointestinal GI cancer explained An expert shares symptoms early warning signs of stomach cancer risk factors and treatment options for early detection ...

A 35-year-old dad and active snowboarder thought his stomach pain was from something he ate. It was colon cancer.

A mum says tumours the size of oranges were missed by doctors despite her raising symptoms multiple times - and now she can't ...

Studies estimating cancer risk from CT radiation use data from different people exposed to different radiation (like atomic bomb survivors). The way these studies estimate CT radiation may not match ...

Sarah Palin has been by boyfriend Ron Duguay’s hospital bedside as he battles stage 4 cancer. After Page Six broke the news about the former New York Rangers player’s illness, his daughter Shay Thomas ...

Reported last week in Nature Medicine, experts predict a significant proportion of cancer cases globally are linked to “modifiable risk factors”. This report indicates that lifestyle changes could ...

SAN DIEGO — Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of death for patients under 50, jumping past breast cancer-- the leading cause in women, lung cancer and leukemia. While the death rates for ...

Scientists find that up to four in 10 cancer cases worldwide may be preventable. In a recent study, researchers identified 30 preventable cancer causes, with tobacco, infections, and alcohol being ...

Colorectal cancer is rising among Americans under 50, increasing 2.9% even as cases decline in older adults. The cancer begins as polyps in the colon or rectum and may cause symptoms like bowel ...