Many people are simply unaware of the existence of the FIT test or underestimate its importance in colorectal cancer ...

Taking race into account when developing tools to predict a patient's risk of colorectal cancer leads to more accurate ...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has led to increased guideline-concordant care for colon cancer among non-white patients, ...

In a study published in Advanced Functional Materials, a research team from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM) ...

A diet that has been linked to cardiometabolic disease is also associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, a study suggests.

By Roni Caryn Rabin Adults under age 50 have been developing breast cancer and colorectal cancer at increasingly higher rates over the last few decades, and alcohol use may be one factor driving ...

Aug. 14, 2024 — A new study has identified diet-derived molecules called metabolites as main drivers of young-onset colorectal cancer risk, especially those associated with red and processed meat.

Sachin Kulkarni took a good look at his life when he turned 40 and decided to get a checkup. After that, everything changed ...

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 ...

Kulkarni's colorectal cancer was Stage 4. “That’s when the ground fell out from beneath me, basically. And I will never forget that feeling. But I will tell you that was the one day that I ...

Exact Sciences, which has for years sold a stool-based colon cancer test, on Monday announced that a blood-based test it’s developing showed promise in accurately detecting the disease.

Colon cancer is the disease characterized by the development of malignant cells in the lining or epithelium of the first and longest portion of the large intestine. In the phase 2 NICHE-3 trial ...