Colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer, is a cancer formed by uncontrolled cell growth in the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine), or in the appendix. Genetic analysis shows that ...

Anne K. Mongiu, a colon and rectal surgeon in New Haven, Connecticut, told Newsweek. "It includes multiple types of foods that we know can increase cancer risk such as red meat and processed foods.

The polyps that form the giant coral came from larvae that settled on the seafloor then multiplied over the centuries. An aerial view of the world’s largest coral colony in the Solomon Islands.