Confronting Cancer as a Community
This study aims to better understand the cause of colorectal cancer and how to find the best treatment for Hispanic patients with colorectal cancer. The genetic information in the blood and tissues may explain why patients who have the same type of cancer and receive the same treatment do not always have the same results. By combining genetic (certain qualities or traits passed from parents to offspring) information with clinical data, such as the responses of different kinds of cancers to different treatments, this study could lead to more knowledge about why certain cancers occur and why they respond differently to treatments. Information gathered from this study may help researchers match treatments to the genetics of each patient and the genetic changes in their tumor. This approach is known as personalized medicine.
• Self-reported Hispanic ethnicity
• Diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer (at any time and stage; lifetime diagnosis and in survival are eligible)
• Has a tumor tissue sample archived or plans to have tissue archived from a standard care procedure
• Age \>= 18 years
• For those who would like to participate in the optional microbiome characterization aspect of the study, the patient will have to be under 40 years old at any clinical cancer stage or over 60 years old at any clinical cancer stage.