May 2023 – A recent analysis has found the strongest evidence to date, that people with a high body mass index (a measure of weight for people of equal height) are more likely to develop colorectal cancer. For people of the same height, a 5kg increase in weight was associated with an 18% rise in […]
August 2022 – In a multinational study led by a Mayo Clinic research team using artificial intelligence (AI), investigators developed an algorithm to improve the prediction of colorectal cancer recurrence. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. Rish Pai, M.D., Ph.D., a […]
July 2020 – A study published in 2020 by Dr Samir Gupta and associates investigated 2473 CCFR participants with colorectal cancer and 772 CCFR participants with no cancer. It found that looking at family history can help identify people who might have early onset colorectal cancer. About 25% of people aged 40 to 49 years […]