When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think ...

Early research also indicates there could be some differences in symptoms between men and women.

DALLAS — Last month, actor James Van Der Beek died of colon cancer at age 48. The "Dawson’s Creek" star was among a growing ...

Unusually stiff colon tissue and collagen buildup in younger patients may promote faster tumor growth, offering clues for ...

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new type of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) that could one day serve as ...

A recent study reveals that integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into colon cancer diagnosis over the past five years has significantly improved the speed and accuracy of the detection of the ...

As an employee of Henry Ford Health for more than 20 years, Brooke Wessman focused on health care process improvement in ...

Younger colorectal cancer patients have abnormally stiff colon tissue that promotes tumor growth, pointing to biomechanical ...

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 were ...

"Optimal regimens and ideal patients remain undefined," experts say ...

A healthy colon is a marvelously effective organ that squeezes nutrients and water out of food while pumping out waste. But sometimes small clumps of abnormal cells grow on the colon’s lining and turn ...

At 47 years old, orthopedic surgeon Todd Grunander never expected to hear the word cancer, let alone colon cancer.