You have probably seen the statistics about how colorectal cancer is on the rise, particularly among younger adults. According to the Cancer Research Institute, one in five people diagnosed with ...

July 13 is a special date for Helen Demestihas. It's the day of her wedding anniversary and her diagnosis date. On this day in 2024, as she and her husband celebrated 19 years together, Demestihas ...

“When a doctor tells you it’s stage 4, you think, ‘My life is over,'" said Amy Piccioli Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the brand in 2021. Northwestern ...

A Los Angeles mother of three says she’s lucky to be alive after an uncommon procedure left her cancer-free. Amy Piccioli, a busy CPA, was just 39 when she visited the ER last year for what she ...

In 2019, Jennifer Lava had just moved to Washington, D.C., to start a new job and chapter. The New Jersey native, then 34, had a remarkably normal life and an unremarkable medical history. "I had been ...

A Pryor family physician who has spent nearly two decades encouraging patients to get preventive screenings is now sharing his own story after a delayed colonoscopy led to a stage 4 colorectal cancer ...

Former South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia has stage 4 colorectal cancer, he announced on Wednesday, May 6. “Wasn’t overly excited to share this news but it is what it is,” Garcia, 38, wrote in ...