When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think "surgery." And it's true that surgery plays a central role in treatment for ...

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the U.S., with more than 100,000 cases diagnosed each year. But some people ...

Colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in people younger than 50. Early screening and lifestyle changes are recommended.

A woman who was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer has undergone 180 rounds of chemotherapy over nearly a decade — but says she's now on hospice care, as "no treatment options" were working anymore.

Targeted therapies are a type of medicine used to treat cancer. They work differently than standard chemotherapy. Instead of killing all fast-growing cells or keeping them from dividing, targeted ...

Immunotherapy uses the power of your immune system to fight your cancer. One type of immunotherapy is called an immune checkpoint inhibitor. Your immune system has built-in checkpoints that help it ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Up to 70-percent of colon cancer patients eventually develop tumors on their liver. Often, they're told surgery isn't an option for the liver cancer. But a team approach by ...

Colon cancer is appearing more often in younger adults, and many of those cases go undetected until the disease has already spread.

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and if there’s one message I want every neighbor, friend, and family member to hear, ...

As an employee of Henry Ford Health for more than 20 years, Brooke Wessman focused on health care process improvement in ...

News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology ...