Researchers found that the Wnt5a protein, secreted by inflammatory fibroblasts within cancerous tumors, inhibits angiogenesis and consequently promotes hypoxia within tumors. Hypoxic conditions help ...

Scientists at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China, have identified a new regulator of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway associated with the growth of ...

Cutting-edge research has uncovered how chronic stress disrupts the balance of gut microbiota to speed up the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC), opening new avenues for CRC prevention and ...

Vitamin D’s anti-cancer powers go beyond bones, new findings reveal how it suppresses inflammation, boosts immune surveillance, and disrupts tumor development to guard against colorectal cancer. Study ...

Colorectal cancer used to be considered a cancer of older age. Not anymore. Patients in their teens and early 20s still aren’t the norm, exactly, but are becoming more common. Exercise, diet and ...

Colon cancer has been on the rise in Americans under 50 for the last three decades, but it’s not exactly clear why. Researchers suspect poor diet, obesity, sedentary lifestyles, environmental ...

Share on Pinterest A new study shows that a three-year exercise program improved colon cancer survival rates after treatment. Mapodile/Getty Images Researchers report that a three-year exercise ...

In healthy colon tissue, "good" fibroblasts help support tissue architecture. However, in colon cancer, these fibroblasts transform into "bad" fibroblasts in low-oxygen areas near the tumor surface.