Colon cancer (also called colorectal cancer) is no longer just a disease of older adults — its incidence is rising sharply ...

"Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and ...

Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is one of the most frequent and aggressive cancers. According to the WHO, it ...

Women who ate the most ultra-processed foods – 10 servings per day on average – had a 45% higher risk of developing ...

Prophylactic closure of defects after endoscopic submucosal dissection of the colon reduces delayed bleeding and may lower ...

This thesis investigates less invasive treatments for large colon polyps and early-stage colon cancer. The focus on a new technique: the colonoscopy-assisted laparoscopic wedge resection (CAL-WR).

Eating ultra-processed foods could lead to an increased risk of being diagnosed with precancerous colorectal growths for ...

Researchers don’t know what might account for the link between ultraprocessed foods and colorectal cancer risk. But they do ...

Previous research has pointed to a link between ultraprocessed foods and colorectal cancer. For example, two studies from ...

A new long-term study is raising serious concerns about the health impacts of ultra-processed foods, the packaged snacks, ...

IN a review of records of patients studied at the Lahey Clinic twenty or more years ago, it is not unusual to see a diagnosis noted "polyp of rectum or colon; patient to have periodic checkups." Since ...