When Kristina Kelly was pregnant with her second daughter in 2022, she developed “terrible hemorrhoids.” At first, she didn’t worry too much about them because she knew they commonly occur during ...

Kristina Kelly was diagnosed with cancer after persistent hemorrhoids prompted her to request a colonoscopy — which detected a cancerous mass Courtesy of Kristina Kelly Like many moms-to-be, Kristina ...

When Kristina Kelly was pregnant with her second daughter in 2022, she developed “terrible hemorrhoids.” At first, she didn’t worry too much about them because she knew they commonly occur during ...

A Pennsylvania mom said she was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer just weeks after giving birth to her first daughter. In 2015, Lauren Ricottone, of Philadelphia, was urged by her husband, Chris, to ...

A doctor used pizza toppings to explain how people can tell the difference between hemorrhoid symptoms and a sign of colon cancer. Get ready for some potty talk. But viewers who’ve noticed a bit blood ...

Colorectal cancer is the most commonly missed form of cancer in younger adults, according to recent studies. For a Bucks County woman, her eventual diagnosis put her in a growing group of young adults ...

Rates of colon cancer in people under 50 have grown in recent decades. One study found that 82% of young colon cancer patients were misdiagnosed initially. Two women who had colon cancer in their 30s ...

Hemorrhoids can be itchy and sore and make it difficult for you to have a bowel movement. You might notice blood in your stool or on toilet paper if these swollen veins bleed when you strain during a ...

Brooks Bell and Sarah Beran connected online in July 2023 over something unfortunate they had in common: they were both treated for colon cancer in their 30s after doctors misdiagnosed them. Now, they ...