This study investigated the impact of exercise (1 hour/week) and low body fat mass on recurrence of colorectal polyp recurrence among survivors of colorectal cancer.
Higher serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) correlated with a reduced risk of cancer in women.
Type 2 diabetes is associated with a moderately increased risk of colorectal cancer.
A computer-tailored intervention was more effective than a brochure at increasing the completion of fecal occult blood tests and moving low-income black patients toward action.
Most advanced colorectal cancer patients receive chemotherapy even if they doubt the benefits.
Colorectal tumors with mutations in the MRE11 gene may be vulnerable to PARP inhibitors, a class of drugs that has already demonstrated safety in early clinical trials of breast and ovarian cancers.
Sending patients reminders to undergo colorectal cancer screening can increase screening rates in the short term, according to two recent reports.
