The incidence of right-sided colon cancers has increased since the 1980s, while the incidence of left-sided colon cancers has decreased. Numerous hypotheses have been proposed to explain this ...

Total score (0–14) is obtained by adding the scores for individual evaluation of right, mid-colon and left colon with the score of overall fluid. Modified from [3]. † Patients with a low ...

Highly processed foods often contain artificial ingredients, preservatives, and high levels of salt. All of these increase ...

It is connected to the small intestine by a section of bowel called the caecum transverse colon – runs across the body from right to left, under the stomach descending colon – runs down the left side ...

Bowel resection for colorectal cancer, also called partial colectomy, removes the tumor. To make sure that only healthy tissue is left, the doctor removes a small amount of colon or rectum tissue on ...