Colon cancer resection type ‘most important predictor’ of anastomotic leak
Total colectomy is the most significant risk factor for anastomotic leak following colon cancer resections, putting patients at four times higher risk of the catastrophic…
Tag: Bowel cancer
Colorectal cancer cases found after surgeon’s incomplete colonoscopies triggered mass recall
Seven people have been diagnosed with colorectal cancer after more than 1000 repeat colonoscopies were performed on patients believed to have had incomplete procedures under…
Older age should not preclude adjuvant therapy post-CRC resection: Aussie doctors
Over-80s with colorectal cancer are far less likely to receive adjuvant chemotherapy than younger patients despite having similar oncological and post-resection outcomes, Australian doctors say. Their…
Colorectal polyp growth ‘triples risk of advanced histology’
Small colorectal polyps that grow at follow-up screening are three times more likely to have advanced histology than stable or regressing polyps, show results from…
Bowel cancer screening rate drops for first time in 10 years
Bowel cancer screening participation has gone backwards for the first time since 2014, falling to 41% of eligible patients in the most recent reporting period.…
Doubling up on stool-based tests catches more colorectal cancers: study
Carrying out two stool-based tests improves sensitivity and cuts the number of missed colorectal cancers, according to a UK study. Researchers compared the diagnostic performance…
Four red flags point to early-onset colorectal cancer: study
Four “red-flag” signs and symptoms may signal an elevated risk for early-onset colorectal cancer, according to a study in the Journal of the National Cancer…
Medical Must-See: Constipation signals a 6cm carcinoma
Constipation can often be traced back to changes in routine and diet, but for this US patient, it was a primary symptom of a previously…
Hot or cold? Study identifies best snare polypectomy to cut delayed bleeding risk
Cold snare polypectomy for small colorectal polyps reduces the risk for delayed post-polypectomy bleeding compared with hot snare polypectomy, according to a study published in…
GP intervention in bowel cancer screening is crucial, says expert
GPs are set to have a big impact on the nation’s bowel cancer screening rates as the latest Cancer Council campaign in partnership with the…
