India, Sept. 2 -- In a September 1 Instagram post, Dr Saurabh Sethi, a gastroenterologist trained at Harvard, AIIMS and Stanford Universities, shared eight signs of colon cancer, or colorectal cancer, that one should never ignore.

The gastroenterologist stressed that cancer of the colon or rectum usually starts silently. Therefore, most people tend to overlook the symptoms. Here are some signs that should alert you and push you or your loved ones to visit an expert.

In the post, the gastroenterologist pointed out that subtle signs like changes in your bowel movement, unexplained weight loss, pain in the abdomen, fatigue, or even the feeling of incomplete bowel movement can all point towards colon cancer. Therefore, at the first sign, on...