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 Medical Oncology Department of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) in ...

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FDA has announced it has approved the first genetic test that can help some colorectal cancer patients and their doctors determine if the drug Erbitux (cetuximab) would be an effective treatment based ...

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

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, ...