Are 3D models the future for researching colorectal cancer?

By LifETIME CDT Student: Eileen Reidy (NUI Galway) Introduction: Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths. Currently patients diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer have poor 5-year survival rates. Surgery and/or chemotherapy often do not benefit these patients. Due to the complexity and diversity of late stage colorectal cancer, the effects …