Individuals with two HNPCC-associated cancers a including synchronous and metachronous colorectal cancers or associated extracolonic cancers Individuals with colorectal cancer and a first-degree ...

An expert explains the importance of genetic testing in metastatic colorectal cancer, as recent FDA approval highlights its role in guiding targeted treatments. Genetic testing is a laboratory method ...

Today, doctors are increasingly looking at the genetic makeup of each patient’s tumor to guide treatment decisions.

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 ...

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Thomas Curran about the increase in colon cancer in younger adults and options ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although causes remain unclear, rising colorectal cancer in younger adults requires awareness, prompt symptom evaluation and ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Good Things Utah) – Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer related deaths in men and women under age 50. According to the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The benefits of getting regular exercise, combining two cancer drugs with chemotherapy, and using AI to screen blood for signs of colorectal cancer were among the newest developments ...

Atlantic Gastroenterology in Greenville, N.C., has opened a new genetic colon testing clinic, according a Daily Reflector report. Patients who come to the new clinic will receive a colorectal cancer ...