She blamed irritable bowel syndrome, constipation and even a tight bra. Looking back, she had some classic symptoms of colon ...

consistent changes in stool shape — especially if they’re flat or ribbon-like — can be a sign of narrowing or obstruction in the colon, often linked to colorectal cancer. But that wasn’t ...

Colon cancer can start anywhere in the colon, which is about 5 feet long and absorbs water from stool. Rectal cancer starts in the rectum, which is the last 12 centimeters (nearly 5 inches ...

About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with colorectal cancer ... of your stool, don’t simply brush it off as stress or diet changes,” McFadden said. For example, pencil-thin poop ...

consistent changes in stool shape — especially if they’re flat or ribbon-like — can be a sign of narrowing or obstruction in the colon, often linked to colorectal cancer. But that wasn’t ...

Colorectal cancer used to be considered an older person ... Oda noticed what she described as “pencil-thin” stools every time she used the bathroom. She thought it was due to constipation.

An analysis from a large healthcare system shows that nearly half of those prescribed multitarget stool DNA (mt-sDNA) tests for colorectal cancer (CRC) do not complete them, underlining the need ...

A new study has found that a simple blood test can accurately detect colon cancer in middle-aged and older adults. The ...

A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people. The results were presented at the 2025 American Society of Clinical ...

Emily King of Mobile, Alabama, was diagnosed with colon cancer five years ago at the age of 27. She had experienced some diarrhea, abdominal pain and anemia, but having cancer had never entered ...

For example, pencil-thin stool can signal a tumor near the end of the colon ... it can also be a symptom of colorectal cancer. McFadden emphasized the importance of getting it checked out without ...