Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Cold endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) showed a superior safety profile over traditional hot EMR for large nonpedunculated colorectal polyps measuring ≥ 20 mm, with significantly lower risks of ...

Among patients with high-risk malignant colorectal polyps, 19% had residual disease, with rates of 25% in the immediate surgery group vs 9% in the nonoperative management group. The rate of rectum and ...

While colorectal cancer polyps often have no symptoms—especially in the early stages—there are some warning signs to be on the lookout for...plus one common myth about polyps. The post 8 Symptoms of ...

More than a decade after adenoma removal, women still carried gut microbial and metabolic signatures that partly mirrored colorectal cancer, pointing to a possible hidden biological link between past ...

Guidelines recommend frequent surveillance colonoscopies (with the first at 3 years after polyp removal) for patients with high-risk adenomas. Surveillance colonoscopy beginning 5 years after removal ...

Phase Ib study of gevokizumab (GEVO) in combination with standard-of-care (SoC) anticancer therapies in patients (pts) with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), metastatic gastroesophageal cancer ...

Most colorectal polyps are benign. However, large polyps can cause constipation and other symptoms and are more likely to be cancerous. Colorectal polyps are small growths that form on the lining of ...

A new study offers clues about the impact of altered gut microbiomes on cancer risk, especially for adults with less healthy lifestyle habits. Adults with a history of precancerous colon polyps ...

More than a decade after removal of an adenoma—a precancerous mass—from the colon, alterations to the gut microbiome and metabolites remain and may drive heightened risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), ...