Colorectal Cancer

Circulating tumor DNA analysis outperformed an established biomarker in predicting risk for colorectal cancer recurrence after surgery, according to study results presented at Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

Employing community health workers to increase the number of cervical cancer and colorectal cancer screenings was a cost-effective strategy in certain circumstances, according to a recent analysis.

Treatment disparities mediated about one-third of OS differences observed between white and Black patients with stage IV colorectal cancer, according to a retrospective cohort study presented at Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

Young adult survivors of colorectal cancer exhibited low overall health-related quality of life scores, with longer-term survivors reporting worse social and functional well-being than those diagnosed more recently.

As more women seek careers in medicine — and specifically in the field of oncology — they remain underrepresented in many areas of clinical practice.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who either currently or formerly smoked cigarettes were at higher risk for colorectal neoplasia, according to study results.

Capsule endoscopy was comparable or superior to CT colonography as a colorectal neoplasia screening test, according to research published in Gut.

An expert’s discussion about a colorectal cancer screening test that showed greater than 90% sensitivity was the top story in gastroenterology last week.

In this exclusive video, George Catinis, MD, medical director at the New Orleans Research Institute, discusses an RNA-FIT colorectal cancer screening test developed by Geneoscopy.

A recent study showed that cigarette smoking was associated with an increased risk for colorectal cancer. It was the top story in gastroenterology last week.