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You may be visiting this site because you or someone you know has been diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer, and you’re looking for information about KRAS testing. The KRAS test is used to find out whether or not a particular targeted treatment is likely to be effective in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

On this site, you can find out about metastatic colorectal cancer and its treatment, and find out what KRAS is and how the KRAS test is used.

If you’d like more scientific information about KRAS and the KRAS test, please visit kras-info.com.

When using this site, you may find it easier to understand about KRAS and how it can affect the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer if you read the information provided in the order below.

• Metastatic colorectal cancer
• About KRAS
• What are the treatment options for metastatic colorectal cancer?
• The KRAS test
• KRAS test results

Explanations of words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to you are listed in the Jargon buster section and will appear on the screen when you click on a highlighted word.

The Questions section contains frequently asked questions about KRAS and KRAS testing, as well as questions that you may want to ask your doctor.