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Artificial intelligence (AI) detection tools in screening colonoscopy can lower costs and aid in preventing colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality, according to study results published in The Lancet. For the analysis, researchers used a…
Overweight and obesity at any time during adulthood are associated with an increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study in JAMA Oncology. Researchers sought to determine a measure of cumulative lifetime exposure…
Patients who do not follow a positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT) with a colonoscopy are twice as likely to die from colorectal cancer (CRC) as their counterparts who receive a colonoscopy, according to a study…
Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) increases risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), particularly in individuals with liver fibrosis, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. Previous studies have shown an association between…
Risk for early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) was not associated with recent antibiotic treatment, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. Researchers sourced data for this population-based case-control study from the Swedish National…
Better bowel preparation, improved compliance, and higher polyp and adenoma detection rates were observed among patients who watched a virtual reality (VR) educational video prior to colonoscopy. These findings were published in JAMA Network Open.…
Among insured individuals, out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for those who undergo colonoscopy following a noninvasive stool-based test (SBT) are common and increase when polypectomy is performed, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The…
Younger adults with body mass indexes (BMIs) categorized as overweight and obese have an increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) compared against individuals with normal BMIs, according to a study in the American Journal of…
Early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) is on the rise and typically being diagnosed at an advanced-stage, with the largest increase in disease burden occurring in patients aged between 45 and 49 years, according to a study…
A nation-wide cohort study found that individuals who used melatonin had a lower risk for colorectal cancer (CRC). These findings were published in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. Swedish-born residents (N=9,147,428) who did not have cancer…
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