A colon polyp is a small growth of tissue that projects from the lining of a section of the large intestine known as the colon. Polyps are common and increasingly so as people age. Colorectal polyps, ...

In a new study, researchers have compared diseased colon with healthy tissue to better understand how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is linked to an increased risk of colorectal cancers, at a ...

Bioengineers from the University of Texas at Dallas co-led an investigation that identified a distinctive feature in colon tissue obtained from younger individuals with colorectal cancer. Although ...