Medically reviewed by Oliver Eng, MD Key Takeaways Adenomatous polyps are the most common type of polyps in the colon and are ...

The descending colon is a section of the large intestine that passes downward. Its functions include storing food remains before they pass through the rest of the colon and rectum for elimination. The ...

In a new study, researchers have compared diseased colon with healthy tissue to better understand how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is linked to an increased risk of colorectal cancers, at a ...

Colon cancer chemotherapy (chemo), targeted therapy, and colon cancer immunotherapy are called systemic therapies. They travel through the bloodstream to treat cancer cells anywhere in the body. Colon ...

Bioengineers from the University of Texas at Dallas co-led an investigation that identified a distinctive feature in colon tissue obtained from younger individuals with colorectal cancer. Although ...