Diagnosing colon cancer early is important so that it can be treated most effectively. Paying attention to any possible ...
Colorectal cancer diagnoses and deaths are rising among younger individuals at a time when rates of colorectal cancer among the total population are decreasing, the Ohio Department of Health says.
In the U.S., colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death for men under 50, and the second-leading cause of ...
Nov. 16, 2023 — A new scientific finding is the foundation for the first clinical trial in the U.S. to study an experimental drug's ability to fight pancreatic cancer with metastasis to the ...
Ulcerative colitis (UC) can increase your colorectal cancer risk, but recent research suggests colorectal cancer rates are dropping among people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as UC.
With more than 200,000 cases of colon cancer diagnosed across the country every year, researchers are working on new ways to ...
It can be hereditary. There are two different types that are definitely hereditary. One is called familial adenomatous polyposis where the patient has multiple polyps in the colon and they carry ...
You start from the GI tract, you go into the esophagus, the stomach, the small bowel, and then you hit the colon. And at the very end of the colon is the rectum. So, in a sense, rectal cancer is ...
Metastatic breast cancer is cancer that’s spread from your breast to other areas of your body. While rare, it’s possible for breast cancer to spread to your colon and rectum. When breast ...
Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...
Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have compiled a detailed catalog of bacteria living in cancer metastases. Having analyzed over 4,000 tumors, they shed light on the diversity of ...