Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2025) | Viewed by 5413
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Globally, colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer and ranks second in cancer-related deaths overall. Its screening and early detection have led to improvements in the survival of patients, especially those with early-stage disease; however, for patients who are diagnosed with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer, the outlook remains grim. In the past decade, developments in targeted therapies have improved patient survival, but the benefits are still modest. While immunotherapies have been shown to be effective and result in durable responses in a subset of patients, effective therapies for the majority of patients are still required. Additionally, increases in patients with early onset colorectal cancer present an area of major concern. The roles of liquid biopsies, targeted drug therapies, immunotherapies, and less- as well as non-invasive treatments are some of the evolving horizons in managing and combating this terrible disease.
March is designated as "World Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month", with various global activities to highlight the importance of screening for colorectal cancer and increasing awareness of colorectal cancer for research support and development.
We would like to take this opportunity to appreciate all of the researchers who have contributed to the fight against this disease. In particular, we would like to highlight several topics in this field, which cover early detection, promising therapeutic targets, new therapeutic strategies, the biology of colorectal tumors, and early onset colorectal cancer. We hope that this Special Issue will provide useful information for both basic and translational researchers and help improve clinical practice.
Dr. Rajat Bhattacharya
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- colorectal cancer
- screening
- early detection
- therapeutic targets
- therapeutic strategies
- early onset colorectal cancer
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