Colorectal cancer is unique in having its own microbial "fingerprint," according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.

A bacterium living quietly in the intestines of a tiny tree frog has done something cancer researchers spend careers chasing: it wiped out established tumors in mice with a single treatment. The ...

According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death, and a person has an average lifetime risk of colon cancer of about one in 25. Diagnosing the ...

The human microbiome exerts a multifaceted influence on the initiation, progression and treatment response of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Microbial communities in the gut, oral cavity and ...