Colon-cancer deaths in younger patients are still rare, however. A 2023 study estimated that patients under 55 accounted for 138,652 out of 1,166,158 total US colon-cancer deaths from 1999 to 2020.

Researchers have developed miniature 3D human colons enriched with immune cells, showcasing potential advancements in addressing conditions like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and cancer.

A team of researchers discovered mutations that occur during normal aging of human tissues that are induced by the jumping gene of 'long interspersed nuclear element-1' (L1).

Salmonella exposure a risk for colon cancer Study shows exposure is an environmental risk factor Date: January 17, 2023 Source: University of Illinois Chicago Summary: Researchers studied human ...

Moving a further step toward human gene therapy, the researchers tested their strategy in small, organ-like tissue clumps called "organoids," which were derived from human colon cells. They used ...

On June 21, 2023, a new research paper was published in Oncotarget, entitled, “Diphenyl ditelluride anticancer activity and DNA topoisomerase I poisoning in human colon cancer HCT116 cells.” ...