A sigmoid septum occurs when part of the heart muscle expands and blocks a pathway blood uses to leave the heart’s left side. It often does not cause symptoms and has links to aging.

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally. This cancer often develops silently, with symptoms emerging only in later stages. Early detection can significantly ...

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As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a macrophage white blood cell (center ...

Colorectal cancer may be treated with a laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection, an operation in which the anus, rectum, and sigmoid colon are removed and a colostomy performed. Learn more from WebMD.

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Shortly thereafter, doctors removed 3 feet of her colon and 13 lymph nodes. Because the cancer had spread to three of these lymph nodes, Ramsey was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer.

New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin recalls the four main symptoms that led to her being diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer last year. Colorectal cancer is on the rise among people under 50 ...

“It’s still a shock to me that … this didn’t cross anyone’s mind, and here I was at 35 being diagnosed with Stage 4 (colon cancer),” she says. “This really shouldn’t happen.

Some people have a sigmoid colon that’s a bit longer than usual, which is a normal variation in human anatomy, she adds. “I was always told I had a long colon,” Grenham recalls.

Colon cancer rates for people under age 50 are going up across countries both rich and poor. In the US, rates for older adults are declining, while early-onset colon cancer is on the rise.