Colon cancer treatment is personalized based on stage, overall health and tumor characteristics. Early detection and accurate ...

Colorectal cancer breaks the usual immune rules, with certain regulatory T cells linked to improved survival. In many solid ...

Colon cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. But with regular screening and early detection, colon cancer can be prevented or successfully treated. This is because ...

New data indicate that nonoperative surveillance after removing a malignant colorectal polyp can achieve high rates of rectal ...

The new Sassun-Mayo staging system, which integrates tumor deposit and lymph node counts, improves prognostic accuracy for patients with colon cancer compared with the standard American Joint ...

"The presence of tumor deposits indicates a higher risk of cancer recurrence at every stage...We should update our tumor staging protocols to include tumor deposits even when lymph node metastases are ...

Your digestive system works quietly behind the scenes, but when something goes wrong with your colon, early detection can be ...

Colon cancer remains a major global health concern, ranking third among the most diagnosed cancers and leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. One critical factor that makes treating colon ...

Researchers found that the Wnt5a protein, secreted by inflammatory fibroblasts within cancerous tumors, inhibits angiogenesis and consequently promotes hypoxia within tumors. Hypoxic conditions help ...

Taking aspirin on a daily basis protects against the recurrence of colon cancer, a new study found. People who took aspirin every day for three years had a 55% reduced risk of colorectal cancer tumors ...

The results of the study could improve immunotherapy treatment for patients with colorectal and other barrier-tissue cancers.

A survivor is sharing the colorectal cancer symptoms she missed in the hopes of helping others. About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with colorectal cancer, which occurs when cells in the ...