Mucus in stool can sometimes be a symptom of colon cancer, says Dr. Shanker-Patel. However, mucus in stool is just one of a ...

People diagnosed with rectal, colon, or anal cancers often have mucus in the stool, either as a symptom of disease or as a result of their cancer treatment. A study of 187 people treated for anal ...

Goblet cells secrete mucus, forming a protective layer that prevents harmful ... potentially contributing to various GI ...

The mesh structure is what gives mucus its “visco-elasticity,” said Dr. Burton Dickey, a pulmonary and critical care physician at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston ... In a healthy colon, there are ...

James Van Der Beek has colorectal cancer. The terrible disease affects one of the Millennial teen idols, the protagonist of ...

"In patients with ulcerative colitis who are at high risk of developing cancer ... and normal function of the colon, such as absorbing nutrients or secreting mucus. When the colon is injured ...

"I noticed a horrible bloody mucus on my stools and on the toilet ... and McKenna was diagnosed with colon cancer that day. Further tests found it had spread to his liver, meaning he had stage ...

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine, also known as the colon. The large intestine ... leaving ulcers that bleed and ooze mucus or pus.

It is also known as colorectal cancer. Bowel cancer is divided into different types ... The gland cells normally produce mucus. This is a slimy substance that makes it easier for the poo (also called ...