One in 6 patients with colorectal cancer have an inherited cancer-related gene mutation which likely predisposed them to the disease, according to a Mayo Clinic study. About 16 percent of the 361 ...

A review article led by researchers from the B·ARGO group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and from the ...

Ng's group has found that sugary diets — especially sugary drinks including soda, juice, and sports drinks — are associated ...

Cases of colorectal cancer in younger adults are climbing worldwide, driven by lifestyle changes and inherited genetic risks. Diet, obesity, and lack of early screening are playing a major role in ...

Scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have identified a mutation in a common oncogene — a gene that can cause cancer — that may play an important role in colon cancer. Researchers also showed how this ...

The order of cancer-driving mutations—genetic changes—plays an important role in whether tumors in the intestine can develop, new research reveals. These are the findings published on 3 December in ...

In a new study, low-dose daily aspirin roughly halved the risk of cancer coming back for patients whose tumors had a specific genetic mutation. Daily low-dose aspirin halves the risk of colorectal ...

It’s still not clear why colon cancer cases continue to rise among young people — but researchers may have come across a lead. A new study has identified a potential culprit: a toxin called colibactin ...

Some early-onset colorectal cancers may be caused by exposure to a bacterial toxin within the first 10 years of life, according to a study published April 23 in Nature. An international research team, ...

The results of the study could improve immunotherapy treatment for patients with colorectal and other barrier-tissue cancers.