PHOENIX — Patients treated for cancer with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) who develop the drugs’ known side effects of diarrhea and colitis experience increased risk of adenomas in the colon — ...

A withdrawal time of 3 minutes or longer in the proximal colon during screening colonoscopy was associated with higher rates of detection of proximal and flat adenomas and with lower rates of finding ...

Previous research has shown that regular consumption of ultraprocessed foods was associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. This was the first prospective study to examine ultraprocessed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than 50% of adenomas developed within 7.5 months of immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated diarrhea and ...

Researchers studying over 8,400 colonoscopies discovered that having both adenomas and serrated polyps in the bowel can raise the risk of serious precancerous changes by up to five times. These two ...

As a practicing gastroenterologist, my colleagues and I spend much of our professional careers dedicated to the screening, surveillance, and treatment of colorectal cancer and precursor lesions called ...

Extreme runners may have a higher risk of precancerous colon lesions, according to a study that's recently drawn attention thanks to social media chatter and a New York Times article. At the recent ...

Eating a certain type of food could increase the risk of getting a deadly cancer at a younger age, researchers say. A new study at Mass General Brigham has linked higher consumption of ultraprocessed ...

Mass General Brigham researchers found that people who ate more ultra-processed foods saw sharply higher rates of colon polyps. New research from Mass General Brigham links higher intake of ...

A healthy colon is important for your overall health. Colon polyps are often harmless, but they can be signs of colorectal cancer, which is a leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. The fact that ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and as the years pass, it’s clear that the degree of people under 50 that are being diagnosed with the ...