Mike Francisco was an athletic 35-year-old Phoenix medical professional when he was diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer.

Early research also indicates there could be some differences in symptoms between men and women.

Gastrointestinal cancer represents a complex group of diseases that affect the digestive system, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives globally each year. These malignancies can develop anywhere ...

Gastrointestinal cancers, which include colorectal, stomach and pancreatic cancer, are rising dramatically in younger adults, though doctors aren’t fully sure why. Even some of the possible causes ...

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 ...

Cancers affecting the digestive system are becoming increasingly common worldwide. Many of these cancers develop slowly and ...

Of the 9989 participants who could be evaluated, 65 (0.7%) had colorectal cancer and 757 (7.6%) had advanced precancerous lesions (advanced adenomas or sessile serrated polyps measuring ≥1 cm in the ...

Colorectal cancer is often spoken of as a single disease, but it actually refers to two related cancers: colon cancer and rectal cancer. The latter was recently revealed as the reason we lost the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. John Gaetano performs a colonoscopy on Mike Lowe, 45, at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital on April 18. (Stacey Wescott / ...