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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…
A high-fat diet (HFD) may drive colorectal tumorigenesis by inducing gut microbial dysbiosis, metabolomic dysregulation with elevated oncogenic lysophosphatidic acid, and gut epithelial barrier impairment, according to a study in Gastroenterology. Investigators examined the role…
The economic burden of colorectal cancer in Europe in 2015 was €19.1 billion, with more than 60% of the total cost associated with loss of productivity and opportunity costs for informal carers, researchers reported in…
A higher total vitamin D intake is associated with a decreased risk for early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) and precursors among women aged less than 50 years, according to a study in Gastroenterology. Researchers prospectively examined…
The use of multi-target stool DNA (mt-sDNA) as an interval test for post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers had a high positive predictive value (PPV) and warrants further study, according to results published in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology.…
Among patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), higher habitual dietary fiber intake before surgery was associated with a lower risk for postoperative complications, according to study results published in JAMA Surgery. A team of investigators from…
Use of aspirin and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), as either monotherapy or combined, is associated with a lower risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Investigators…
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