Colon cancer diagnosis involves colonoscopy, imaging, and blood tests, with staging guiding treatment decisions. Stage 1 treatment typically involves surgery, while stage 2 may include chemotherapy ...

A study shows adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy after surgery reduces recurrence and death by half in dMMR stage three ...

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)—genetic material shed from tumors into the bloodstream—may help risk-stratify patients with Stage 3 colon cancer by tailoring chemotherapy options after surgery based on ...

Researchers and physicians have grappled with the role of "adjuvant," or post-surgery, chemotherapy for patients with early-stage colon cancer, even for cancers considered high risk. Now researchers ...

With March being colon cancer awareness month, it’s a good time to look at some startling numbers on the disease here in the ...

ctDNA testing post-surgery identifies high-risk stage 3 colon cancer patients more accurately than traditional staging methods. Detectable ctDNA correlates with a four- to six-fold increased risk of ...

Colon cancer survivors who follow a regular, structured exercise routine are less likely to have their cancer return or ...

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) — genetic material shed from tumors into the bloodstream — may help risk-stratify patients with Stage 3 colon cancer by tailoring chemotherapy options after surgery based ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new treatment combining immunotherapy with chemotherapy after surgery cut the risk of cancer coming back ...

Colon cancer is the third most prevalent form of cancer in the U.S., and its incidence is increasing among younger adults, particularly those younger than 50. While colon cancer screening has helped ...

Colorectal cancer has become the deadliest cancer for adults under 50 years old in the United States, and it's becoming more prominent in Missouri. According to data from the American Cancer Society, ...