Time for a gut check. About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with colorectal cancer, which occurs when cells in the colon or rectum grow out of control. While colorectal cancer is ...

When it comes to body types, it’s not just how much weight you carry — it’s where you store it. Research shows that people with apple-shaped bodies — those with a wider midsection and less ...

Andrew Teschendorff, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is developing computational systems-biological tools to ...

This increased risk could be due to a type of body fat called visceral fat surrounding organs like the colon and creating harmful inflammation, which can lead to cancer cell growth. BMI is ...

An apple-shaped body, characterized by excess fat around the abdomen, increases the risk of serious health conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, colorectal cancer, and non-alcoholic ...

That's when they discovered a "grapefruit-sized" tumor in his colon ... human being experienced 200 years ago," Ogino said. Lights allow us to work and socialize at all hours, impacting how our ...

Experts say more studies may also reveal how the gut can be manipulated to treat cancer or answer why cancer behaves differently in everyone affected.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest of all cancers. Only 12% of men diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are alive five ...