Metastases to the spleen generally occur in cancer ... splenic metastases comprise melanoma and gynecologic, colorectal, lung and gastric cancer. The variations in the incidence of splenic ...

Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but when it's caught early, before it has spread, the five-year relative survival rate is about 90%.

A toxin in the bacteria that’s one of the most common causes of foodborne illness accelerates the spread of colorectal tumors to other parts of the body, a study led by UF Health Cancer Center ...

Researchers have now shown that a toxin, which is generated by a common bacterium that contaminates food and causes illness, can promote the metastasis of colorectal cancer. Cancer is well known to be ...

A groundbreaking FDA approval has introduced a new treatment option specifically designed for colorectal cancer patients with ...

Metastasis is responsible for 90 percent of cancer deaths. Researchers have found that the mutations driving it may stem from a commonly inherited variant of the PCSK9 gene. Metastasis is ...

† Number of splenic metastases found in the reports. ‡ Total number of autopsies/splenectomies/diagnostic procedures performed on cancer patients in each study ...