It’s a case of going under the knife for one thing only to receive a totally different outcome, according to a media report. This happened to Devlynn Cyr, a former paramedic in the Canadian province ...

When Devlynn Cyr went into the hospital for a colectomy in September 2023, she thought she was getting surgery to repair her colon, which had ruptured after a long battle with chronic pain, ...

Colon cancer survivors are living longer than ever, but the vast majority of women treated for the disease have lingering gastrointestinal symptoms, such as bloating and gas, new research reveals.

It's well documented; a colonoscopy is one of the only procedures in the medical field that can not only detect cancer but prevent cancer. That's by finding and removing questionable polyps before ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — It's something many people associate with older men, but more women than ever before are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Now, The American Cancer Society is changing the ...

Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

Recurrent and re-operative colon surgery is a procedure that is performed when cancer in the colon has returned after initial treatment or when a previous colorectal surgery was unsuccessful. This ...

- In women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI), continence surgery at the same time as POP surgery likely improves rates of SUI after surgery. In continent women ...

Colon cancer symptoms often don't exist. An active woman shares how repeated nudges from a loved one led to her diagnosis: "My entire life changed that day." ...

Devlynn Cyr, 38, thought she was having colon surgery but woke up to learn she had undergone a hysterectomy due to discovery of stage 3 cancer Courtesy of Devlynn Cyr When Devlynn Cyr went into the ...