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Short intensive periods of physical activity can unleash several molecules in the blood linked to reducing inflammation and improving blood vessel function and metabolism, which can slow colorectal cancer growth.

Colon cancer patients taking GLP-1 medications were less than half as likely to die within five years compared to those who weren’t on the drugs. – Image credit UC San Diego Today CANCER DIGEST – Nov. 15, 2025 – An analysis of data from nearly 7,000 colon cancer patients treated at cancer centers throughout California showed that patients who were taking a class of drug called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) were more likely to survive compared to similar patients who were no

Patients under age 50 who undergo colonoscopy to investigate rectal bleeding have been found to have eight times the risk of colorectal cancer

A novel cancer vaccine designed to rally the body's immune system against a common cancer-driving gene mutation.

Deaths from obesity-linked cancers have tripled in two decades – Photo credit Unsplash Media CANCER DIGEST – July 20, 2025 – Cancers...

New gene-editing therapy shows early success in fighting advanced GI cancers. Illustration provided by University of Minnesota

From 5% to 15% of people colorectal cancer have the MSI-H subtype CANCER DIGEST – April 12, 2025 – The FDA this week approved another...

Illustration credit – Fight CRC CANCER DIGEST – Feb. 16, 2025 – Consuming yogurt twice a week may be linked to a lower risk of a type of...

New Pfizer drug shows effectiveness in treating cancer-related wasting disease or cachexia.

For patients whose colorectal cancer is under control, but have tumors in their livers, transplantation appears to offer longer survival