The colon cancer mortality rate in people under 55 has been rising about 1% annually since the mid-2000s, with diagnoses in people under 50 expected to double by 2030. While experts are still ...

Several factors significantly influence prognosis, including the stage of the cancer at diagnosis, its location within the colon and the effectiveness of treatment. A new study suggests that a ...

Staging means finding out how far colon cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group colon cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...

It is now proven that walnuts possess the ability to reduce the risk of colon cancer! Researchers at the University of Connecticut found that alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and polyphenols are the ...

Risk factors are things that raise your chances of getting a disease. For each person, there’s a mix of genetic, biological and lifestyle factors that play a part in colon cancer risk. Aging, more ...

The Phase I trial — meaning it is the first in humans and had the goal of showing the therapy is safe — examined 12 patients with gastrointestinal cancers, including colon and rectal cancer.

Colon cancer cases have been increasing among younger adults, and now researchers think they've identified a potential culprit. A bacterial toxin called colibactin, produced by certain strains of E.

Consuming cannabis nearly every day increased the risk of dying from colon cancer by up to 20-fold, the research found. The findings challenge the long-held belief in some circles that cannabis ...

Alarming trends show that colon – or bowel – cancer is increasing in younger people. If the rise continues, colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths ...

The single mom went to the ER four times before being diagnosed with colon cancer at 33. "For me to get it so young, everybody was just like, how? But it's happening to people younger and younger ...

Blood Test Could Guide Use of Anti-Inflammatory Drug Celecoxib to Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer Recurrence Jan. 28, 2025 — A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer ...

A new combination therapy has shown improved results for patients with KRAS G12C metastatic colorectal cancer who no longer respond to chemotherapy, according to a Phase 3 clinical trial led by ...