A new study reveals the hidden mechanism a common gut bacterium uses to damage the colon, solving a mystery that has puzzled ...

Scientists long ago identified their target: a smooth-surfaced protein inside cells, called KRAS, that is altered in certain ...

Aspirin reduces the risk of colon cancer recurrence after surgery, but only in patients with a specific genetic marker ...

Emerging research suggests the state of the gut microbiome in early life is linked to colorectal cancer—and that both too ...

Since a landmark 2009 study, researchers have known that a common gut bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis, drives colon tumor ...

A recent study reveals that integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into colon cancer diagnosis over the past five years has significantly improved the speed and accuracy of the detection of the ...

America's ultraprocessed diet may be a key culprit behind rising colon cancer rates in younger adults, a new study suggests. The study in the journal Gut found higher levels of inflammation in colon ...

Rates of colon cancer among young people have been steadily rising over the past three decades, even as diagnoses among older people decline. A staggering 20% of colorectal cancer cases in 2019 were ...

A recent study reveals that integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into colon cancer diagnosis over the past five years has significantly improved the speed and accuracy of the detection of the ...

Colonic schwannomas are rare, generally benign tumours that originate from Schwann cells in the neural sheath. They are often identified incidentally as submucosal masses during routine colonoscopy ...

A healthy colon is a marvelously effective organ that squeezes nutrients and water out of food while pumping out waste. But sometimes small clumps of abnormal cells grow on the colon’s lining and turn ...