Health researchers say Mississippi has the highest colorectal cancer death rate in the nation, and findings from a new study ...

The diagnosis of Lynch syndrome in patients with colorectal cancer has evolved from reliance on clinical criteria to integrated molecular and genetic approaches. Genetic testing strategies typically ...

For 10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients. Research from Radboud University Medical Center and University Hospital Bonn (UKB ...

So it's important to remember that all human beings have a risk of colorectal cancer. About 1 in 23 men will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and about 1 in 25 women, but about 5 to 10% of those ...

For years, a diagnosis of colon cancer meant potential surgery followed by a painful round of chemotherapy to kill the remaining cancer cells. One-size-fits-all treatment was normal. A new blood test ...

Researchers in Detroit say they’ve identified a naturally occurring genetic variant that appears to lower the risk of ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, an important time to ...

Colon cancer used to feel like a worry for later-something to think about decades down the road. Not anymore. An estimated ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...