The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has led to increased guideline-concordant care for colon cancer among non-white patients, ...

A recent study by the American Cancer Society (ACS) provides jarring insights into the connection between diet and cancer. While dietary risk factors might statistically appear to play a minor ...

Kam knew it was important to get screened for colon cancer as soon as she was eligible. With her dad’s side of the family being affected by breast, kidney and prostate cancer, Kam wanted to ...

Colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer, is a cancer formed by uncontrolled cell growth in the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine), or in the appendix. Genetic analysis shows that ...

The AJCC uses the TNM system, which evaluates three key ... provider has access to all the medical records and imaging tests used to determine your diagnosis. Learn all you can about colon cancer and ...

Colon cancer is the disease characterized by the development of malignant cells in the lining or epithelium of the first and longest portion of the large intestine. In the phase 2 NICHE-3 trial ...

Taking race into account when developing tools to predict a patient's risk of colorectal cancer leads to more accurate ...

For colon cancer and rectal cancer, physicians review imaging scans and other tests to see whether the cancer is limited to the inner lining of the colon or rectum or has grown into the colon or ...

Clinical Management of Colorectal Cancer ... in colorectal cancer are based on the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor, node and metastases (TNM) staging classification.

For the past year, Kulkarni had noticed some gastrointestinal issues, but he suspected it was nothing more than irritable ...

The universally available TNM classification of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) is widely accepted, recommended for all reports, and used for outcome prediction and therapy ...

As a colorectal cancer surgeon, I can tell you the answer is, yes — plenty. In fact, it's thought that more than half of cases in the UK are preventable. So what can you do to stop the disease ...