An Overview of Immunotherapy for Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer, which refers to both colon cancer and rectal cancer, occurs in the lining of the colon or rectum. The disease has the ability to metastasize (spread) to other organs and lymph nodes in the body. More than 95 percent of colorectal cancers are adenocarcinomas, a form of tumor that arises in the mucus-secreting glands of the colon or rectum. Recently, researchers discovered that a hereditary disease called Lynch syndrome is a contributor to the development of colorectal cancer. Specifically, Lynch syndrome is responsible for about 5,000 new diagnoses of colorectal cancer in the United …read more