US cancer deaths down but far too few Americans screened for col...

Gene 'clue' to colorectal cancer
A gene difference in up to a third of patients with colorectal cancer could help solve how it passes between generations, scientists say.

Colorectal Cancer Gene Mutation Found
A colorectal cancer gene mutation found in 10% to 20% of colorectal cancer patients may be a big clue in genetic colorectal cancer risk, new research...

Colorectal cancer screening rates still too low
(American Association for Cancer Research) Although colorectal cancer screening tests are proven to reduce colorectal cancer mortality, only about...

Protein thought to promote cancer instead functions as a tumor...
(UT Southwestern Medical Center) A protein previously thought to promote colorectal cancer instead suppresses the growth of human cancer cells in...

MIT researchers see alternative to common colorectal cancer drug
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A compound that accumulates in cells more readily than a commonly used colorectal cancer drug may be just as...