At MSK, your physical, emotional, and mental health is very important. We have follow-up care and support programs for as long as you need us. There have been many improvements in colon cancer ...

Treatment options for colon and rectal cancer include surgery, radiation, and medication approaches such as chemotherapy and targeted therapy. To choose what’s best for you, you and your doctor will ...

Colon cancer is a disease most people don't like to think about, let alone discuss. However, it is the second cause of death in the world when it comes to different forms of cancer. The sad thing is ...

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)—genetic material shed from tumors into the bloodstream—may help risk-stratify patients with Stage 3 colon cancer by tailoring chemotherapy options after surgery based on ...

Patients with colon cancer enrolled in the U.S. military's universal health care system experienced improved survival compared with patients in the general population, according to results published ...

As a cancer patient, how would you like to receive a special kind of health care that helps you – and your family – manage all the physical aspects of a cancer diagnosis, plus the psychological, ...

In August, acclaimed actor Chadwick Boseman tragically passed away at age 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer. Boseman played the role of Black Panther as well as several African American ...

For the past two decades, the National Cancer Institute has documented a persistent racial disparity in colon cancer survival rates in the United States. African-American patients have consistently ...

Patients with symptoms of gastrointestinal (GI) problems and survivors of colon cancer were more likely to use oncology specialty care. Oncologic specialty care was more often used in colon cancer ...

Results of two phase 3 studies — IMvigor011 and DYNAMIC-III — presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Meeting 2025 suggest that circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) could help ...

"Colorectal cancer can be cured if caught early through a colonoscopy," said Dr. Charles Cohan of Pocono Medical Center. That was the take-home message given by gastroenterologists Cohan and Yen Chen, ...

A nationwide study of 196 cities shows that housing discrimination from 90 years ago still casts a historical shadow of inequities in colon cancer care today, S.M. Qasim Hussaini, M.D., of the ...