Colon cancer remains a major global health concern, ranking third among the most diagnosed cancers and leading causes of ...

Several years ago, Heinz-Josef Lenz, a professor of medicine and cancer biology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the ...

Colon cancer is often driven by cancer stem cells, which resist treatment and lead to relapse. In a recent study, researchers ...

A new study led by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) shows that regular exercise may ...

Rylie Toomey was planning her wedding when she was diagnosed with colon cancer at 27. She shares the symptoms doctors kept ...

Metastatic cancer is an advanced stage where cancer cells spread beyond the original site. It’s harder to treat, often resisting chemotherapy and requiring more targeted, ongoing treatment approaches.

Immunotherapy uses the power of your immune system to fight your cancer. One type of immunotherapy is called an immune checkpoint inhibitor. Your immune system has built-in checkpoints that help it ...

People with early-stage colon cancer, stage I (1), usually do not need chemotherapy. Those with stage II (2) disease sometimes have chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is typical for people with stage III (3).

Colorectal cancer is on the rise among people under 50 — a trend that’s baffling doctors. Griffin was 44 when doctors discovered that a 4.3-centimeter tumor had broken through the wall of her ...

The colonoscopy revealed a tumor in her colon but she was told it was benign. It wasn’t until she underwent a procedure to remove it in May 2023 that a surgeon thought it looked “suspicious.” ...

Ashley Robinson, 35, told doctors about his family history of colon cancer, but says they insisted he was "too young” for the disease and dismissed his symptoms as hemorrhoids and wedding stress.