If you have advanced colon cancer, there's a chance the cancer may spread to other parts of your body. Over time, cells will break off from the original tumor. If they go into your lymphatic ...

This approach is particularly relevant for patients with locally advanced nonmetastatic colon cancer, where the goal is to enhance resectability and potentially improve long-term survival rates.

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) harboring BRAF V600E mutations benefited from first-line treatment with the ...

An investigational blood-based test identified nearly 80% of individuals who had colorectal cancer, according to results of a ...

“He showed me the picture of my tumor,” she says. “He was like, ‘I’m very concerned that this looks like advanced colon cancer, but let’s get a biopsy.’” She had never considered ...

Problem for Colon Cancer Researchers: The most consistent staging algorithm in use by the SEER registries is SEER historic staging system which categorizes patients as local, regional or advanced. The ...

Colon-cancer treatment Treatment varies depending on how far the cancer has advanced and where in the bowel it is, but it can include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.

The requirements for free colon cancer screenings would be relaxed from this year to include people aged 45 to 49, as well as ...

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The primary endpoints included sensitivity for CRC, specificity for advanced colorectal neoplasia, and negative and positive predictive value for advanced colorectal neoplasia. A secondary ...