Learn how stool appearance can signal colon cancer. Recognize signs like ribbon-like and pebble-shaped stools, and understand ...

A session at United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week 2025 shined a spotlight on the emerging role of the gut microbiome in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. From the stomach to the colon, manipulating ...

A common misconception is that the signs and symptoms of colon cancer are obvious. The truth is, a lot of symptoms don't often show up until the condition is already in advanced stages. Noticing the ...

Colonoscopy remains a cornerstone of colorectal cancer prevention, but GI leaders say the procedure’s role, and the business model built around it, is shifting fast. Here’s what five leaders have told ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Symptoms of GI bleeding include stomach pain, vomiting blood, or having black, tarry ...

Dr. John Gaetano performs a colonoscopy on Mike Lowe, 45, at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital on April 18. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune via Getty Images file) Gastrointestinal cancers, which ...

One of the most common forms of cancer may also be one of the hardest to talk about. Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men and women and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related ...

October 9, 2008 — Stool DNA testing is a new approach to screening for colorectal cancer, but it is an evolving technology. A study has found that the first-generation stool DNA test (SDT-1) is not ...

Increasing age is the greatest risk factor for all types of cancer, with most cases being diagnosed in people over the age of 60. However, in people under 50, there has been a rapid, worldwide ...

Chaoyuan Kuang, MD, PhD, Co-Leader, GI Clinical and Translational Research, at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Othon Wiltz, MD, Colon and Rectal Surgeon, for Montefiore Einstein ...