Colon Cancer Stories
These five states have the highest cancer-related mortality rates in the nation, and quite a few things in common.
Black Americans who switched diets with rural Africans experienced a steep drop in risk factors for colon cancer, while the Africans saw their risks rise.
Cancer-related deaths are decreasing among African-Americans, but the mortality rate is still highly skewed between racial lines.
Country singer Wade Hayes fought a three-year-long battle with colon cancer, and now he is partnering with Genentech and the Colon Cancer Alliance's Blue Note Fund to raise awareness about the disease.
Research for colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths for men and women combined, is vastly under-funded so Julie Yip-Williams has decided to go raise some necessary capital.
Colon cancer patients with right-sided tumors have a worse prognosis than patients with left-sided tumors; this suggests the two halves of the human colon have different embryonic origins.
Julie Yip-Williams, colorectal cancer advocate, suggests patients develop a rapport with their doctors, explore alternative treatments, and share their experiences.
Too much TV and general sitting may increase your risk of colon, endometrial, and lung cancer — and exercise doesn't help.
PLAC8, a poorly understood protein, may be a driving factor behind the spread of colon cancer, a new study finds.
Low diversity in gut microbes could be indicative of early colorectal tumor growth.
A newly discovered set of gene variations may help oncologists detect colorectal cancer before it is too late.
A survey of 127,000 people have found that current screening guidelines may miss up to 10 percent of all colon cancers.