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

When he suddenly struggled to walk up the stairs of his Manhattan home, he never imagined it would be cancer.Start the day ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mariana Tata experienced a few subtle, common symptoms of colon cancer and got them checked out. She was diagnosed at stage 4 ...

A 20-cent “wonder drug” may do more than manage blood sugar. Researchers are investigating whether a widely used diabetes medication could aid in the fight against colorectal cancer after the disease ...

I was living a normal 29-year-old life. I thought my symptoms were no big deal, until they started happening more ...

At 26, most people are juggling rent, careers, and group chats, not life-or-death medical decisions. So when a young woman ...

New global initiative urges patients and clinicians to wait for biomarker testing results before starting treatment.

Regular physical activity—especially walking—can significantly reduce fatigue among people with colon cancer, a new study ...

Metformin is listed as one of the World Health Organization's "essential" medicines. The cheap, generic drug is seen as a global go-to for diabetes treatment.Francis Dean/Deanpictures/Getty Metformin ...