Tag: Cancer: Colon
Oral Antibiotic Use Linked to Risk for Colorectal Cancer
Risk for colon cancer increased, risk for rectal cancer reduced in association with oral antibiotic use
Younger CRC Patients More Likely to Present With Abdominal Pain
Young colorectal cancer patients more often present via emergency; have lowest percentage early-stage cancer
Proportion of CRC Diagnoses Increased in Adults Younger Than 50
Younger adults presenting with colorectal cancer present with more advanced disease than older adults
Continuous Anticoagulants + Cold Snare Polypectomy Noninferior
Findings seen among patients with subcentimeter colorectal polyps receiving oral anticoagulants
Yogurt Consumption Linked to Reduced CRC Adenoma Risk in Men
Men with two or more servings of yogurt per week have reduced risk for conventional adenoma
Diagnostic Yield of Lynch Syndrome Screening Drops With Age
Incremental diagnostic yield decreases substantially after 70 to 75 years; LS is rare after 80 years
Early-Onset CRC Rising Fastest for Whites in Western States
Neither increases in prevalence of obesity nor heavy alcohol consumption correlated with CRC trends
Statin Use With Colorectal Cancer Lowers Risk for Early Death
Taking statins before or after cancer diagnosis cuts all-cause and cancer-related deaths
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Increasing in Younger Adults
Despite overall decline or stabilization, increase seen for young adults in some high-income countries
Whole-Body MRI Accurate for Staging Colorectal Cancer, NSCLC
No difference in sensitivity or specificity for whole-body MRI, standard pathway for staging
