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6 silent symptoms of colon cancer you might be missing

Nearly 140,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer in America. Rectal bleeding is the most obvious colon cancer ...
News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology ...
Loss of GATA6—a transcription factor that controls which genes are turned on or off—can reprogram colorectal cancer cells ...
A gastrointestinal oncologist told Newsweek that the early-stage findings are a “major step forward” in targeting colon ...
Learn about the significance of colonoscopies in detecting and preventing colon cancer, especially in high-risk populations ...
Cases of colon cancer are rising fast, especially in younger adults—and the earliest warning signs are surprisingly easy to ...
Some research suggests that certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) may link to an increased risk of colon cancer. Although HPV may link more strongly to anal cancer — about 91% of anal cancer ...
A young man's cancer diagnosis highlights the symptom many people dismiss until the disease is already advanced.