For many people diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery can bring lifesaving treatment but also lasting changes.

Amy Hart is taking control of her body image after a life-threatening diagnosis and flipping the script on a major medical taboo. While many might be devastated by this turn of events, Hart took ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Courtesy of Renee Welsh Renee Welsh had a colostomy when she was 32 because of severe Crohn's disease. Now, she's built a TikTok ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A stoma is an opening from an area inside your body to the outside, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. (Photo: ...

Adjusting to life with an ostomy can be challenging, both physically and financially. From finding the right pouching system to managing daily care, it often takes time, patience and the right ...

"If we don't talk about it, if we don't teach people, how are they going to know to accept us for who we are?" says Jessica Grossman, who founded the nonprofit Uncover Ostomy Jessica Grossman was ...

The Spokane Ostomy Support Group meets via a Zoom meeting 6:30-8 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month (January-November). The group’s number is (509) 601-3892, or find more information at the ...

Sara Levitt proudly carries her story of survival and self-love whenever she walks down the runway or poses for the camera. The 30-year-old model has been smashing stigmas in recent years, being an ...