Strawberry is recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous colon tumor.
The Min mouse can develop up to 100 polyps in the small intestine in addition to colon tumors.
Current therapy includes the use of radiation therapy for rectal and lower colon tumors, in conjunction with chemotherapy.
In 1994, the Netherlands feared for his death when he had a colon tumor removed and suffered severe complications due to respiratory distress.
But most advanced colon tumors are removed in an operation that requires an incision 8 to 12 inches long.
Angelman died due to a colon tumour.
EVI1 has also been found to play a role in solid ovarian and colon tumors, although it is not yet well characterized in this context.
The familial disorder is thought to account for 10 to 15 percent of all colon tumors, or as many as 22,000 cases of the cancer each year.
It is used to induce colon tumors in experimental animals.
A 2001 study suggests another milk protein, whey protein, may play a protective role against colon tumors in rats.