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At-home colon cancer screening compares well with colonoscopy

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 31 Jul 2024

Researchers report that at-home colon cancer screening could reduce the risk of colorectal cancer death by 33%. The findings were published on July 19, 2024 in JAMA Network… read more.

Study: Colon cancer screenings are more effective than previously understood

Written by Charlie King | 23 Dec 2023

Screening for colon cancer reduces cancer rates by substantially more than previous analyses of randomized trials suggest, according to a study co-authored by an MIT economist that takes… read more.

GI symptoms persist in older female colorectal cancer survivors

Written by Charlie King | 5 Aug 2023

More than 4 out of 5 older women survivors of colorectal cancer may be experiencing a range of gastrointestinal symptoms many years after being diagnosed and treated, a… read more.

Chemotherapy before surgery cuts risk of colon cancer returning, trial finds

Written by Charlie King | 22 Jan 2023

Giving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts their risk of the disease coming back, according to the results of a Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial. The FOxTROT… read more.

OCT and AI may improve colon cancer screening

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 28 Aug 2022

A research team from the lab of Quing Zhu, the Edwin H. Murty Professor of Engineering in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering… read more.