Recurrence risk for stage II to III colon cancer falls below 0.5% 6 years posttreatment, suggesting a potential cure definition. The study analyzed data from 15 phase 3 trials, involving 35,213 ...

Low-dose aspirin significantly reduced colorectal cancer recurrence in patients with PI3K pathway gene alterations, nearly halving recurrence rates over three years compared to placebo. The study ...

A large Canadian study found that regular exercise after colon cancer treatment reduces the risk of cancer returning. Patients who followed a structured exercise program had higher survival rates than ...

Cancer is still the most common cause of death for men in the US ages 60 to 79 and women ages 40 to 79. For all adults ...

Labcorp added to its suite of tests designed to detect cancer recurrence much earlier than traditional imaging.

A groundbreaking clinical trial has shown that a structured exercise program can significantly reduce the risk of colon cancer returning after surgery and chemotherapy—offering benefits on par with ...

One of the most exciting applications of precision medicine is the minimally to noninvasive technique of isolating tumor DNA from biofluids for diagnostic purposes—the aptly named liquid biopsy. This ...

Exercising regularly in the three years after treatment for a common cancer could significantly improve survival rates, an international study has revealed. In the research, a total of 889 colon ...

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 ...

One large study found that more advanced cases of colorectal cancer had a higher likelihood of returning. For example, if participants had stage 3 colon cancer, almost 25 percent experienced a ...