It has been found in a recent report that a new tissue bank has been set up by a team of doctors and researchers in Singapore and Asia with an aim to enhance the research into colorectal cancer.

As per the findings, a collaboration of the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) and Fortis Colorectal Hospital (FCH) has led to the development of such a tissue bank, after concerning the increasing number of cases of the cancer.

Colorectal cancer is that condition that targets one’s colon or rectum, mainly in men. Also, women are most targeted by the cancer after breast cancer, the report finds.

It is thus that IBN and FCH have been aiming to bring an individualized therapy for patients in Asia. It is being said that the biobank, opened at IBN would be storing patient blood and tissue samples along with their bodily fluids. Since, the same would help to look at different aspects of the colorectal cancer.

Further, the two groups have been focusing at developing more non-invasive technologies that could contribute their bit in giving an alternative to the existing conventional biopsy.

However, it is being said that people’s disbelief about the procedure that it causes pain and discomfort may cause them to avoid the same.