Just when she thought life couldn’t get busier, New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin got diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer ...

The sigmoid colon — the part of the large intestine ... When it does happen, symptoms include abdominal discomfort or pain, cramping, nausea, vomiting, inability to have a bowel movement and ...

The sigmoid colon connects the rest of your colon ... loss of appetite weight loss bloody diarrhea pain on the left side of the abdomen If you have rectal bleeding that is constant or bright ...

You probably have gas pain, too,’” she says ... were shrinking but another mass in her sigmoid colon appeared to be growing. Her doctors wanted to shrink and reduce most of her masses so ...

Colorectal cancers are preventable when detected early. Several screening tools can be used, including some you can do at home.