Fecal calprotectin detects pouch inflammation and severity, with thresholds (167-280 µg/g) helping guide noninvasive diagnosis and treatment.

Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, The Netherlands Correspondence to Dr L Hol, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University ...

A new study published in JAMA Network Open by Hanna Heyman and colleagues provides important insights into how colorectal ...

Doctors say there are less invasive screening options for colon cancer, but each comes with tradeoffs.

When David Thau, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was 34, he periodically experienced pain in his stomach, irregular bowel movements, blood in his stool and vomiting, and he visited doctors ...

Broad endorsement for insurance-covered blood-based CRC screening (92%) suggests payer policy could materially influence uptake among guideline-eligible, average-risk adults starting at age 45.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is now the leading cause of cancer death in adults under 50 and the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., highlighting the importance of routine screenings. Adults ...

Background Depending on the colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programme, a colonoscopy should be performed within 1–3 months after a positive faecal immunochemical test (FIT) result. However, such ...

A man in a car looks down at his phone. “No cancer signal detected,” says a message on the screen. The man closes his eyes and smiles in relief. Why are so many young people getting cancer? What the ...