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Daily aspirin use improves survival among patients with mutated-PIK3CA colorectal cancer, according to the results of a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Colorectal cancer remains... Continue Reading

Universal tumor MMR testing among patients with colorectal cancer may have a greater sensitivity for identifying Lynch syndrome than other screening strategies, according to the results of a study published... Continue Reading

A combination supplement of folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 did not statistically significantly increase or decrease the risk of colorectal cancer in older women, according to the results of a study... Continue Reading

The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer has released a consensus update regarding colonoscopy surveillance—and the guidelines indicate that average-risk patients who have a clean colonoscopy... Continue Reading

Incomplete polyp removal and failure to have a follow-up colonoscopy within five years after the detection of the first polyp are more strongly associated with an increased risk of developing colorectal... Continue Reading

Follow-up colonoscopy was significantly underused in the 5-year interval after a polypectomy (removal of polyps), according to the results of a study presented at the 2012 Digestive Disease Week Annual... Continue Reading

There will be nearly 18 million cancer survivors in the United States by 2022, according to a report by the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute: Cancer Treatment & Survivorship... Continue Reading

Sigmoidoscopy, a less-invasive screening procedure that examines the lower portion of the bowel, can reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer or dying from it, according to the results of a study... Continue Reading

Physical activity is associated with reduced mortality in patients with breast and colon cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.[1] So far, there is insufficient... Continue Reading

Individuals are much more likely to get screened for colorectal cancer when given a choice between colonoscopy and fecal occult blood test (FOBT), according to the results of a study published in the Archives... Continue Reading