Staging means finding out how far colon cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group colon cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...

"The presence of tumor deposits indicates a higher risk of cancer recurrence at every stage...We should update our tumor staging protocols to include tumor deposits even when lymph node metastases are ...

* Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in males * Oral cavity bacteria are responsible for the progression of colon cancer * Adopting a healthy diet and habits may help lower your colorectal ...

Tumor deposits are a significant prognostic factor in colorectal cancer, yet underutilized in N-staging. Ten novel models incorporating tumor deposits showed improved prognostic performance over the ...

Phase II study of organ preservation (OP) in node-negative (NN) low rectal cancer (RC): Updated clinical and patient reported outcomes (PROs). Short-course radiotherapy-based total neoadjuvant therapy ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the most prevalent malignancies worldwide, and its management becomes increasingly complex when para‐aortic lymph node metastasis (PALNM) is present. Although ...

While there are several treatment options for colon cancer, not all of them work for all cancer types. Deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) colon cancer is known to be less responsive to chemotherapy than ...

A self-described “healthy 40-year-old,” Lauren Domitrovits initially dismissed the sudden onslaught of food sensitivities she was having. “I thought, ‘this is what happens when you turn 40’.” However, ...

Military members and veterans can be at a disadvantage in getting screenings that can spot pre-cancerous growths and provide earlier diagnoses.