A permanent ostomy bag and a long recovery are often associated with colorectal cancer surgery, but according to a surgeon at Baylor College of Medicine, advances in the field mean that these concerns ...

A woman who was going to the toilet 40 times a day says she feels like a "new woman" after having her entire bowel removed during emergency surgery and now lives with a permanent stoma. Charlie Ryan, ...

After living with two permanent ostomy bags for more than 30 years, a fashion model from Baltimore is sharing her story in hopes that people around the globe will also embrace what makes them ...

A fashion model has not allowed cancer or her two permanent ostomy bags get in the way of pursuing her dreams — and now she says she wants to inspire others. Jearlean Taylor, 51, of Baltimore, was ...

Suzanne Dore, a 42-year-old British mother-of-two, is a major fashionista. She's also a cancer survivor. Suzanne was diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer back in 2010. She'd experienced stomach ...

KUSA - Saturday is the national Ostomy Awareness Day. This day is being used to bring attention to both ostomies and continent diversion-type surgeries. Although there are different types of ostomies, ...

In December 2008, just after Edward Yakacki turned 30, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colorectal cancer. But on March 1, after fighting a long battle with cancer, Yakacki proudly show off his colostomy ...

A mother-of-two who battled aggressive bowel cancer has started a fashion blog offering style tips for those living with a colostomy bag. Suzanne Dore, 42, of Rayne, Essex, discovered that dressing in ...