A large prospective analysis reported in JAMA Oncology found that people who ate more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) had a higher risk of developing colorectal adenomas (precancerous polyps) compared ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 78-year-old male with a history of high blood pressure, and I had a bovine aortic valve replacement in 2009. I had a negative colonoscopy in 2003, but in 2013, my colonoscopy ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 78-year-old male with a history of high blood pressure, and I had a bovine aortic valve replacement in 2009. I had a negative colonoscopy in 2003, but in 2013, my colonoscopy ...

DR. ROACH: I’m a 78-year-old male with a history of high blood pressure, and I had a bovine aortic valve replacement in 2009. I had a negative colonoscopy in 2003, but in 2013, my colonoscopy required ...

1 Department of Gastroenterology, Taicang Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, The First People’s Hospital of Taicang, Taicang, Jiangsu, China 2 Department of Pathology, Taicang Affiliated ...

Images of positive CT colonography (CTC) screening examination result in an asymptomatic 67-year-old man. Three-dimensional colon map from CTC (left image) shows the location of two sigmoid polyps ...

Multitarget stool DNA testing in a community-based primary care population had low uptake and completion, very low positive predictive value for detection of colorectal cancer, and a high ...

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Types include: Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results. Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new ...

A recently developed and validated risk prediction scoring system predicted the likelihood of detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia in adults < 45 years of age based on tobacco use history, body ...

16% higher odds of harboring a PNP seen with one year of accelerated aging. HealthDay News — Accelerated aging is associated with increased odds of harboring preneoplastic polyps (PNP) in the colon, ...