March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In early 2021, Jamie VandenAvond noticed blood in her stool. She was a little concerned, but she was also […]

Medically reviewed by Dr. Robert Nagourney Colorectal cancer begins in the colon or the rectum, and is also called colon or rectal cancer, depending on where […]

Medically reviewed by Dr. Robert Nagourney Colorectal cancer — often called colon cancer — occurs when cells in the colon or rectum grow rapidly. The colon […]

By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News For three exhausting years, Lauren Lockwood tried to get her son Rex to sleep through the night. As an infant, […]