Oct. 17, 2024 — Novel chemical compounds from a fungus could provide new perspectives for treating colorectal cancer, one of the most common and deadliest cancers worldwide. Researchers have ...

If you have advanced colon cancer, there's a chance the cancer may spread to other parts of your body. Over time, cells will break off from the original tumor. If they go into your lymphatic ...

Having close family and friends who care about their health makes women more likely to get regularly screened for cancer, a new study has found. Younger adults with colon cancer tend to be ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MDMedically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Colon cancer staging involves defining the ...

Rates of colon cancer among young people have been steadily rising over the past three decades, even as diagnoses among older people decline. A staggering 20% of colorectal cancer cases in 2019 ...

Colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer, is a cancer formed by uncontrolled cell growth in the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine), or in the appendix. Genetic analysis shows that ...

From Ann Wilson’s return to Heart after chemotherapy to Ryan Reynolds visiting a fan with cancer, here’s what’s happening in the oncology space this week. In patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic ...

In its early stages, colorectal cancer may not have symptoms. Problems that cause symptoms usually start after it has spread. Anyone can get colorectal cancer. Doctors often don't know why it ...

With colorectal cancer rates rising among young people, it’s important to know the signs that may indicate colon cancer. About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with colorectal cancer ...

Bowel resection can be done for many diseases that affect the colon, such as colorectal cancer, diverticulitis, or Crohn's disease. The goal of bowel resection is to take out the part of the colon or ...

Colorectal cancer cases are rising among younger people, striking even folks without obvious risk factors. For nearly two decades, UC San Francisco Family Community Medicine Professor Micheal Potter, ...