The descending colon is the third main section of the colon and connects to the transverse colon and sigmoid colon. Many health conditions can affect the descending colon, including inflammatory bowel ...

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Understanding how the colon works is the first step to keeping your colon healthy. The cecum is the widest part of your colon and is approximately 5 centimeters (cm) long (almost 2 inches). It's part ...

Diseases are abnormal conditions that have a specific set of signs and symptoms. Diseases can have an external cause, such as an infection, or an internal cause, such as autoimmune diseases. Many ...

Respiratory tract diseases are illnesses that affect components of the respiratory system, including the nasal passages, the bronchi and the lungs. They range from acute infections, such as ...

RFS is worse among individuals with synchronous colorectal liver metastases who receive a liver-first approach.

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Although nicotine appears to be the beneficial ingredient, the precise mechanism of action remains unclear. As the cause of ulcerative colitis remains unknown there is much opportunity for ...

The scale rates three sections of the colon, right (cecum and ascending colon), mid-colon (transverse and descending) and rectosigmoid, on a five-point scale (0–4). Total score (0–14 ...

Alarmingly, this younger demographic tends to be diagnosed in the disease’s later stages, making it harder to treat and cure, according to docs who expect colon cancer to cause about 53,000 US ...