Regular aspirin, NSAID regimen may reduce colorectal cancer risk
Regular, long-term use of low-dose aspirin or other NSAIDs reduced the risk of developing colorectal cancer.
Colorectal Cancer
Coffee intake associated with decreased colon cancer mortality
Drinking four or more cups of coffee per day may significantly decrease mortality in colon cancer patients.
Screening colonoscopy linked to 50% lower colorectal cancer rate
Screening colonoscopy leads to higher adenoma detection rates, which reduces colorectal cancer mortality.
High rates of colorectal cancer in select parts of U.S.
The Mississippi Delta region, Appalachia, Virginia, and North Carolina include areas with high rates of colorectal cancer.
Cancer screening rates are short of goal
The CDC reports that screening rates for colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer have dropped in recent years.
Obesity linked to higher risk of other cancers in colorectal cancer survivors
Overweight or obese patients with colorectal cancer had an elevated risk of developing a second cancer compared with normal-weight patients.
Home colorectal cancer test approved
Cologuard, a noninvasive home-test, has been approved by the FDA to screen for colorectal cancer.
Upping calcium decreases CRC mortality rates
Postdiagnosis milk intake, but not vitamin D intake, was inversely associated with all-cause mortality.
Screenings decrease incidence of colorectal CA
Nearly 550,000 cases of colorectal cancer have been prevented in United States since 1986.
Home stool test for colorectal cancer accurate
Fecal immunochemical tests have high diagnostic accuracy and specificity, moderate sensitivity for colorectal cancer, meta-analysis findings show.
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