A type of bacteria that causes dental plaque may be behind a treatment-resistant form of colorectal cancer, a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature found. Doctor holding a colon anatomy ...

Colon cancer treatment is personalized based on stage, overall health and tumor characteristics. Early detection and accurate ...

A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people. The results were presented at the 2025 American Society of Clinical ...

Colorectal cancer breaks the usual immune rules, with certain regulatory T cells linked to improved survival. In many solid ...

Right-sided colon cancer may cause different symptoms than left-sided colon cancer. The first sign of right-sided colon cancer is often anemia caused by bleeding. Colon cancer is one of the most ...

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her time at ...

Occasional constipation is common, but doctors warn that constipation lasting for months may signal colon cancer, especially ...

Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and is expected to kill more than 53,000 people in the nation in 2024, according to the American Cancer Society. Rates ...