Provided by Natera, Signatera is a test to help reveal if cancer may be left in the body, identify recurrence earlier, and potentially inform treatment decisions.
In this video, ostomate and certified patient and family support navigator Stephanie Rouse demonstrates how to cut and fit an ostomy wafer, or skin barrier, for a stoma.
A study out of Oslo, Norway, published in the New England Journal of Medicine questioned the effectiveness of colonoscopy in preventing colorectal cancer, the second deadliest cancer in the United States. The study triggered a swell of media reports casting doubt on the procedure.
Kacie Peters and Erik Stanley are extraordinary. Despite dual, concurrent diagnoses with stage IV colorectal cancer, they have risen to the challenges posed by this disease and continue to be incredible parents, accomplished professionals, and now, outspoken advocates for colorectal cancer.
Every cancer journey is unique. Therefore, it is essential to respect the different ways in which patients and caregivers choose to travel the journey before them.
If someone told me I’d have my first colonoscopy at 33, I wouldn’t have believed them. As an avid CrossFit athlete and circus artist, I pride myself on being healthy and in tip-top-shape.
Our hope is that by donating to the Alliance, we can continue to raise awareness like Cynthia did and support finding ways to detect colon cancer earlier.
A clinical trial out of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has set the cancer community abuzz after it showed a 100 percent success rate among the first 14 participants who completed treatment.
The Alliance continues to ask its allies and the healthcare community to help advance its mission to end colorectal cancer in our lifetime — by spreading awareness and getting screened.
Author Georgina Scull and publisher Welbeck Publishing want to give five copies of Regrets of the Dying: Stories and Wisdom That Remind Us How to Live with those impacted by cancer.
Biomarker testing led to changing Alyssa’s treatment plan, one with a more effective combination of therapies that started to shrink her tumor and allowed her to schedule an upcoming surgery.
On September 13, the world watched Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney get their first colonoscopies since turning 45 years old — the age at which a person of average risk should begin colorectal cancer screening.
Nicole and Chris, a daughter and mother, recount their experiences as Nicole was diagnosed with colon cancer — and how themed hats have lifted their spirits.