Milton Liu, a storyteller by trade, says one critical story is not being told. “We don’t get taught about dealing with cancer when we’re in school,” he says. “It’s all...

Jeff Martin just wanted someone to take him seriously. The 52-year-old logistics specialist from Ontario, California, had been seeing blood in his stool for several months. His local doctors were...

Frank SalinasFrank Salinas remembers his first colonoscopy to check for colon cancer. “It was 20 years ago,” he said. He was in his mid-40s, healthy, active and fit (he does...

City of Hope scientists have developed a remarkable new antibody with the unremarkable name M5A. It can precisely target the antigen CEA, a marker expressed by many types of...

According to the American Cancer Society, there will be over 150,000 new cases of colorectal cancer this year, with more than 50,000 deaths. African Americans are more likely to develop...

As a young woman, Yasmin Zerhouni, M.D., had no intention of becoming a doctor.  Both of her parents were physicians who loved their work, but her passion was for...

Craig Cunningham believes in miracles. And not just because of his profession. “Pastor Craig” (everybody calls him that) leads the Shadow Rock Church in La Quinta, California. He believes in...

Gary Heyer’s story is not a tale for the dinner table — but sharing it could help save other lives, so he retells it as politely as possible. “If I’d...

City of Hope was also singled out as “high performing” for surgery in four areas: lung cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer and ovarian cancer City of Hope was recognized as...

If you’re in your 40s, it’s not too early to think about how you can reduce your risk of colon cancer. In response to rising cases among younger people, the...