Colorectal Cancer

Being breastfed in infancy was associated with a 23% increased risk for colorectal cancer in adulthood, especially among women younger than 50 years, according to a study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Although previous data has demonstrated a possible link between tea consumption and a reduced risk for colorectal cancer, researchers reported the actual effect on risk ranges from a reduction of 51% to an increase of 18%.

Just over a quarter of patients overdue for colorectal cancer screening received a recommendation from their clinician to get screened, according to the results of research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Primary care providers play a key role in cancer survivorship, according to a presenter at the Cancer Center Survivorship Research Forum.

Colorectal cancer screenings were uncommon among veterans aged 76 to 85 years, which suggests healthy older adults with longer life expectancies who could benefit from screenings are not being targeted, according to researchers.

The FDA announced several regulatory actions the past few weeks.

Fecal immunochemical test-based screening was effective in detecting early-stage colorectal cancer at first and repeat screenings, with higher FIT cutoff levels having little effect on stage distribution, data showed.

James Casey, acclaimed saxophonist for the Trey Anastasio Band, died Aug. 28 at age 40 after a 2-year battle with colon cancer.

Colonoscopies performed with artificial intelligence did not improve detection of advanced colorectal neoplasias, although there was enhanced detection of nonpolypoid and smaller lesions, according to data.

Although artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy significantly increased detection of adenomas, it also resulted in higher removal rates of non-neoplastic polyps, according to researchers.