Medically reviewed by Sonal Kumar, MD Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in and around the anus while colon cancer is a type of cancer that affects the large intestine. Both can cause rectal bleeding, but ...

Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is a type of cancer that develops in the colon or rectum, the last part of the ...

An expert MD explains what red poop could mean for you, from harmless causes to signs of something more serious. The post ...

Digestive health rarely dominates health headlines, yet irregular bowel movements pose serious risks that millions of ...

Colorectal cancer— the cancer that begins in the colon or rectum, as the name suggests— is one of the most common types of ...

I had a symptom of colon cancer and family history, so I got a colonoscopy. It was expensive, and insurance was a nightmare, ...

Brooks Bell and Sarah Beran were diagnosed with colon cancer in their 30s. Their doctors initially thought they hemorrhoids ...

And she presumed the blood that had started appearing in her stools was caused by hemorrhoids. "It was just a crazy time with the kids. They were so young. I was so tired all the time anyway, and I ...