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Cancer Types

Colorectal Cancer

  • Forward Look

    Drug Combo Targets Polyp Growth

    Study findings support precision approaches to risk reduction.

    by Dara Chadwick

  • A Better Way to Screen for Lynch Syndrome?

    Researchers say a next-generation sequencing test could improve screening in colorectal cancer patients for a hereditary syndrome that raises cancer risk. Some experts have concerns.

    by Cheryl Platzman Weinstock

  • Q&A

    Trial Guide

    Researcher Tom Marsilje is helping fellow colorectal cancer patients sort through clinical trials.

    by Kate Yandell

  • Yesterday & Today

    A Force of Nature

    Known for the Christmas classic Santa Baby and her role as Catwoman in the 1960s TV series Batman, Eartha Kitt wowed audiences with her dancing, singing and acting. Her 2006 colorectal cancer diagnosis shocked those who knew her.

    by Sharlene George

  • Forward Look

    Aspirin Recommended to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk

    Task force formally recognizes the benefits, with caveats.

    by Yasmine Iqbal

  • Colorectal Cancer: A Troubling Trend

    More people are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer before 50, the recommended age to start screening.

    by Charlotte Huff

  • Survivor Profile

    An Unplanned Event

    After a stage III cancer diagnosis, event planner Kim Hall Jackson gave up the illusion of control and started using her talents to promote screening among African-Americans.

    by Leigh Labrie

  • Survivor Profile

    Brewing a Business

    While getting their new coffee business off the ground, John and Pat Curry took John's cancer treatment one step at a time.

    by Jen A. Miller

  • Forward Look

    You’ve Got Mail

    At-home colorectal cancer tests can increase screening rates.

    by Cameron Walker

  • Forward Look

    Gut Reaction

    New research suggests a link between gut bacteria and colorectal cancer.

    by Melissa Weber