A new study in Gut found that colon cancer tumors have an imbalance of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory lipids, which ...

shallow sores or ulcers on the lining of your colon, or large intestine. They’re often surrounded by a ring of red, inflamed tissue. They can also be irregular in shape, like long, ragged marks.

The inflammation can't be seen during an imaging procedure like a colonoscopy—it can only be seen by looking at a sample of ...

The next phase of research will focus on how much a healthier diet and higher consumption of foods rich in omega-3 fatty ...

If you have advanced colon cancer, there's a chance the cancer ... they can invade the blood vessel walls and move into the nearby tissue. As the cancer cells grow, a small tumor forms.

Scientists have found a new link between diet and colon-cancer risk that could change how we fight the disease with more ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a progressive, recurrent gastrointestinal disorder influenced by genetic, immunoregulatory and environmental factors and often requiring surgery for treatment.

A young man, diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, talks about six red flag symptoms of the deadly disease he wishes he had ...

Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

A new study suggests certain lipids, particularly omega-6 fatty acids, which are commonly found in seed oils used to make ...