Join the Fight Against Colorectal Cancer: Stay Informed at DDW® 2025
March 1, 2025
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, making it a great time to register for DDW, where you’ll get the latest CRC updates.
Colorectal Diseases
Australian Study Shows Modest Yet Important Effect of Butyrate on Polyp Initiation
May 20, 2024
The randomized trial suggests dietary interventions can play a protective role against polyps.
Risk Factors for Regrowth Identified Among Patients With Rectal Cancer
May 20, 2024
EMVI and positive pelvic sidewall lymph nodes were associated with higher rates of tumor regrowth in patients with rectal cancer.
Surgeons Uniquely Positioned to Help Intervene For Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
May 19, 2024
Dr. Yin Cao’s research links factors such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, prolonged sitting, poor diet and sugar-sweetened beverages with early-onset colorectal cancer.
To Achieve a Good Bowel Prep, Make It Easy For the Patient
May 18, 2024
Gastroenterologists should be aware of evolving guidance on bowel preparations for patients taking GLP-1 agonists, says Dr. Jennifer Weiss.
Alarming Increases in CRC Incidence Among Younger Adults
May 10, 2024
Physicians should not dismiss the possibility of CRC in younger patients, says Dr. Islam Mohamed.
Take on the Future of CRC at DDW® 2024
February 29, 2024
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, making it a great time to register for DDW, where you’ll get the latest CRC updates.
Can Improving Our Diet Help Treat Health Conditions, Even Preventing Cancer?
June 15, 2022
Dr. Andrea Shin discusses two studies that shed light the impact of diet on conditions such as cancer and the potential value of dietary change in treating a wide variety of health conditions.
Is it time to broaden use of multigene panel testing in colorectal cancer patients?
June 15, 2022
Sarah Coughlin explains her study and its findings: across all ages, panel sizes, and races/ethnicities, the rate of clinically actionable variants was 7.8 percent or greater – supporting an expanded role for multigene panel testing in CRC patients.
Screening Colonoscopies May Begin to Take a Back Seat to Non-Invasive Tests
June 6, 2022
New stool- and blood-based tests have the potential to overcome some of the barriers of initial colonoscopy screening.