The life of Georgia O’Connor, a rising British professional boxer, was tragically cut short at just 25 after being diagnosed with cancer a few months ago. O'Connor believed the cancer developed due to ...

People with ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, are up to four times more likely to develop colorectal cancer than the general population. Low‑grade dysplasia (LGD) — ...

An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has discovered that certain sugars produced by the body play an important role in the development of colitis and, ultimately, colon cancer. The new ...

Unfortunately the cause of ulcerative colitis is unknown, although both genetic and the environmental causes have been proposed. Most patients with ulcerative colitis do not have anyone else in the ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a risk factor for colorectal cancer, but the precise stratification of risk based on different types of dysplasia is less understood. In this nationwide study of ...

With ulcerative colitis (UC) and other inflammatory bowel diseases, the current treatment approach is to bring inflammation under control and minimize symptoms. Although this is still considered the ...

Doctors use tests such as an endoscopy and complete blood count to check for signs of remission in the gut.

Padilla notes that this phenomenon can be seen with other GI conditions as well, including colon cancer. “Women are more ...

Risk of venous thromboembolism and cardiovascular events in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients on advanced therapies were lower with vedolizumab (Entyvio) compared with TNF inhibitors in a real-world ...

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...