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Patients with a specific type of bowel cancer treated with immunotherapy before surgery remained cancer free 33 months after treatment, results of a clinical trial show.

Scientists have discovered a new and previously undescribed virus that infects gut bacteria in patients with colorectal cancer.

atients given a course of immunotherapy prior to surgery for colon cancer remain cancer-free nearly three years later.

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