Younger adults may have the highest risk of presenting with distant-stage colorectal cancer, according to researchers. A distant-stage cancer is one that has spread beyond adjacent organs or tissues.

VIENNA — The effectiveness of computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) in differentiating neoplastic from non-neoplastic polyps depends on the region of the colon examined, according to a systematic review and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The analysis included 40,545 patients with colorectal cancer (mean age at diagnosis, 71.9 years; 52.9% men) from ...

The colon is often thought of as one organ, but the right and left parts of the colon have different molecular features in cancers. New research in mice from investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel ...

For example, a 2018 study examined data from multiple cancer registries. The authors reported that the survival disparity for cancer in the proximal colon between Black and white people had increased ...

Yogurt, which contains live strains of bacteria, is thought to protect against many types of diseases, with some reports indicating it could reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. A new study led by ...

Colon cancer is rising exponentially among youth and while the reasons behind the sharp spike in recent years remain unclear, experts feel unhealthy diets, lack of physical activity, and being ...