Colorectal Cancer

Theodore R. Levin, MD, discusses new study he coauthored, which found that screening rates for colorectal cancer (CRC) increased across all demographics when using automated and personalized reminders.

Polyglycolic acid (PGA) sheets could help reduce rates of anastomotic leakage, which is a leading cause of mortality in colorectal cancer surgeries.

New data show that survival in patients living with postoperative colorectal cancer (CRC) could be predicted using a nomogram model.

Patients opting for elective colorectal surgery to address colorectal cancer (CRC) could have different rates of reoperation and postoperative complications based on the size of the hospital.

Screening completion increased when using sequential automated and personalized strategies for colorectal cancer (CRC) in different demographic groups.

Among patients who have survived colorectal cancer (CRC), there was an association between increased mortality due to CRC or cardiovascular disease and higher intake of ice cream and ultraprocessed foods.

A new study found that tumor sites in stage I-III colorectal cancer (CRC) could affect recurrence-free survival and survival after recurrence in patients.

A decrease in surgeries to address colorectal cancer (CRC) could lead to unknown consequences, including intensifying challenges faced by the patients.

A study found that cetuximab along or with chemotherapy was an effective option in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC).

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) and spousal caregivers were found to benefit from a couple-based posttraumatic growth intervention visits in a randomized controlled study.

A blood-based test using cell-free DNA had high sensitivity for colorectal cancer, high specificity for advanced neoplasia, and some sensitivity for advanced precancerous lesions.

Patients with stage IV colorectal cancer (CRC) had lower overall and disease-free survival if they had a pelvic exenteration (PE) or cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC).

A prediction model using age, body mass index, lifestyle, waist circumference, and family history had high accuracy when used to predict colorectal cancer (CRC) in China.

Patients who had surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC) were able to avoid anastomotic or rectal stump leaks by using a Heald anal stent.

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who were also frail were found to have worse survival when compared with patients who weren’t frail.

Intensive surveillance after resection on patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) was less cost-effective in stage I but most cost-effective in stage II and III disease.

Combining interventions to encourage screenings for colorectal cancer (CRC) and social determinants of health (SDOH) was found to improve screening rates in CRC without decreasing rates of screenings for SDOH.

Emergent colorectal cancer (CRC) resection was found to be more prevalent in patients who identified as non-White.

Several risk factors put patients with colorectal cancer at increased risk of anastomotic leakage after elective surgery.

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) could participate in telehealth and e-health interventions to promote their sexual health, although efficacy of these interventions needs to be further studied.

Obesity related to metabolic syndrome was found to have a causal relationship with colorectal cancer (CRC), although this causal relationship did not exist in the opposite direction.

Incidence of colorectal cancer is expected to rise in both male and female patients aged 50 years and younger.

Mortality and morbidity in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) cannot be accurately predicted using the Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM) in the present day.

Patients with chronic kidney disease are at a higher risk of developing any stage of colorectal cancer.

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) undergoing operations were able to prevent postoperative infections and shorten hospital stays by taking probiotics beforehand.