Colorectal Cancer

Cold snare polypectomy for colorectal polyps smaller than 1 cm significantly reduced the risk for delayed bleeding and improved procedural efficiency compared with hot snare polypectomy, according to data in Annals of Internal Medicine.

For the entirety of March, the gastroenterology community has celebrated National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month to encourage individuals to learn more about the highly preventable cancer and to increase screening.

Prenatal exposure in the 1960s and ’70s to dicyclomine, a component of the anti-nausea drug Bendectin, increased the risk for colorectal cancer in adult offspring, according to data reported in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.

A colorectal cancer screening program in Denmark that used fecal immunochemical testing detected more cases among adults with diabetes and more cases at stage I of the disease than among those without diabetes, according to data published in Diabetic Medicine.

Survival for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer has improved steadily since 2012, according to retrospective study results.

Colorectal cancer screenings more than doubled for adults aged 45 to 49 years after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force lowered the recommended age to start screening, a study by Epic Research found.

In a Healio video exclusive, Ugo Iroku, MD, previewed the Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists’ upcoming event on early-onset colorectal cancer and the disparities in screening and care that Black patients face.

Defensive strategies, such as denying immediacy of testing or exempting oneself, are key barriers to at-home colorectal cancer screening, according to study results published in Cancer.

In the United States, more cases of colorectal cancer are being diagnosed at advanced stages and in younger populations, data show.

Traditional histology typically guides treatment decisions for patients with colorectal cancer and various other malignancies, but it is unable to reveal a tumor’s molecular or structural features.