A new trial of patients with advanced rectal cancer has found that the addition of immunotherapy treatment alongside extended ...

Colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed type of cancer worldwide. Up to 80% of the cases are related to environmental ...

Proctitis causes rectal discomfort and bleeding. Learn what triggers it, how it's diagnosed, and which treatments actually ...

Countries with higher colorectal cancer incidence rates have higher mutation loads in signatures caused by bacteria-produced mutagen colibactin.

Colorectal cancer develops in the colon or rectum. It typically begins as a precancerous polyp that, over time, can develop ...

Ischemic colitis can range from mild inflammation to life-threatening damage. Early diagnosis and tailored care make all the ...

Administration of Rebyota by colonoscopy appears safe and effective among adults with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, according to results from the CDI-SCOPE trial presented at Digestive ...

Colorectal cancer molecular signatures derived from omics data can be employed to stratify CRC patients and aid decisions about therapies or evaluate prognostic outcome. However, molecular biomarkers ...

Colorectal cancer, which encompasses colon and rectal cancer, is the second leading cause of all cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Last year saw a slight increase in deaths, with just over 53,000 ...

Colorectal cancer, long associated with aging, is rising alarmingly in younger adults, especially those born in the 1980s. Investigators are looking past family history and lifestyle to mutational ...

A coffee enema is a type of colon cleanse in alternative medicine. It involves injecting a mixture of brewed, caffeinated coffee and water into the colon through the rectum. Scientific evidence ...

If you have rectal cancer, surgery to remove small cancerous tumours may cure the condition. Rectal cancer is the third most common cancer in your digestive system, behind colon and pancreatic cancers ...