Despite decreased incidence rates in average-age onset patients in high-income economies, colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in the world, with increasing rates in emerging economies ...

Background Delayed diagnosis of cancer can lead to patient harm, and strategies are needed to proactively and efficiently detect such delays in care. We aimed to develop and evaluate ‘trigger’ ...

A stomach pain is usually harmless. However, if the discomfort continues and lingers on for weeks, it could indicate serious underlying health conditions like advanced colon cancer.

A recent study demonstrated the paradoxical effect of AXL and the receptor tyrosine kinase Mer in colon cancer. The authors stated that AXL and Mer are expressed in several tumor cells and have their ...

Influencer Tanner Martin has announced his own death at the age of 30, in a pre-recorded video shared by his wife, Shay Wright, just weeks after the couple welcomed their first child ...

Tanner Martin shared a heartfelt goodbye video after battling colon cancer and meeting his baby girl born just weeks before he died.

Introduction The standard of care for stage III colon cancer is 3 or 6 months of double-drug regimen chemotherapy following radical surgery. However, patients with positive circulating tumour DNA ...

Dig into the details about colon cancer, including its symptoms, causes, stages, risk factors, and treatment options. Learn the latest about how colon cancer affects the body and how to prevent it.

Descending and sigmoid colons comprised the distal colon (Siegel et al., 2023). The inner lining of the colon or the rectum is where colorectal cancer begins as a tumour (Marley and Nan, 2016). The ...