Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) — genetic material shed from tumors into the bloodstream — may help risk-stratify patients with ...
From intensifying therapy in ctDNA-positive bladder cancer to scaling it back in ctDNA-negative colon cancer, new data from ...
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Mayo Clinic Q&A: Understanding colorectal cancer

I recently read that more and more young people are getting diagnosed with colorectal cancer. I’m in my 30s, am I at risk? What does colorectal mean? ANSWER: The term colorectal cancer combines colon ...
Gretchen Dirnberger shares how her current treatment for colon cancer has prompted her to share her story to help others talk ...
“ur finding enables the safe discontinuation of follow-up after 6 years, leading to an improvement in quality of life and a reduction in health care system costs,” study researchers wrote.
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common tumors among people over the age of 50. Although it is known to develop from ...
Blood tests that detect early cancer are coming to market. Could they lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment?
Chemotherapy uses medicines to kill fast-growing cells (like cancer cells) or to keep them from dividing (which is how cancers grow). It is a systemic treatment. This means the medicines will travel ...