When Mr. and Mrs. George Fry set sail from England and arrived in Weymouth, Mass., in the 1630s, they brought to America more than just luggage and four kids. They also brought the original gene ...

A new study led by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) shows that regular exercise may do more than help colon cancer patients feel better—it may actually change ...

Recent Weizmann Institute studies are revealing a complex picture of cancer progression in which certain genes that drive tumor growth in the earlier stages get suppressed in later stages - taking a ...

The Institute of Intelligent Medical Research (IIMR) of BGI Genomics, in collaboration with Sweden’s Uppsala University, have uncovered 33 novel mutated driver genes in colorectal cancer (CRC). The ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. I've written about colon cancer more than once. The National Cancer Institute estimates that in 2007 there were 112,340 new cases ...

Colorectal cancer is often linked to lifestyle, but inherited gene mutations can also raise risk. Hereditary conditions like Lynch syndrome and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) can lead to ...

Researchers from RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) and the University of Nice, France, have discovered the function of a gene called KCNQ1 that is directly related to the survival of colon ...

Colorectal cancer, a type of cancer that affects the colon or rectum, is the second leading cause of cancer-related death and the third most common cause of death or type of cancer. It is the No. 1 ...

Mike Francisco was an athletic 35-year-old Phoenix medical professional when he was diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer. His story is not unusual.