Colorectal cancer

25 April 2025

The increase in colorectal cancer in young people: "They often have symptoms, but they're thought to be hemorrhoids."

Colorectal cancer cases in young people have doubled in the last two decades. Research points to a possible cause in childhood: a bacterial toxin capable of damaging DNA from the earliest years of life.
28 March, 2025

Aragón participates in a study that demonstrates that colonoscopy and fecal occult blood testing are equivalent for detecting colorectal cancer.

Researchers from Clínic-IDIBAPS and the University Hospital of the Canary Islands have coordinated a study of 57.000 people that demonstrates that both strategies are similar for detecting colorectal cancer within screening programs. The COLONPREV project involved researchers from the Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón).
September 17, 2024

On the trail of new biomarkers to detect glioblastoma and colorectal cancer

A new study by the IIS Aragón and the Aragón Engineering Research Institute, published by the Scientific Society of Biofabrication, recreates tumors in 3D models and analytical chemistry techniques to open new, less invasive diagnostic pathways that improve patient prognosis.