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A Single Text Message Links CRC Patients to Valuable Resources

October 22, 2021 Colon Cancer, colorectal cancer

The words “you have colorectal cancer” can concentrate a patient’s mind, but certainly not in the way that the clinician

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1 in 6 patients with colorectal cancer found to have inherited genetic mutations

April 20, 2021 Blood, cancer, cell, Colon Cancer, colonoscopy, colorectal, colorectal cancer, Gastroenterology, gene, genes, Genetic, Hepatology, medicine, mutation

A new Mayo Clinic study bolsters evidence that colorectal cancer is often imprinted in family genes and passed on from

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Chemoprevention With Low-Dose Aspirin Promising in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

April 9, 2021 Acetylsalicylic Acid, aspirin, chemoprevention, chemoprophylaxis, colorectal cancer, familial adenomatous polyposis, polyp

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Low-dose aspirin can suppress the recurrence of colorectal polyps larger than 5.0 mm in patients

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CRC Screening to Start at Age 45: ACG Update

March 8, 2021 antigens, aspirin, Bleeding, cancer (rectal), cardiovascular disease, clinical guidelines, Colon Cancer, colonoscopy, colorectal cancer, cvd (cardiovascular disease), epidemic, flexible sigmoidoscopy, guidelines, hemoccult, hemoccult positive stool, hemorrhage, malignant colon neoplasm, malignant rectal neoplasm, medical litera, Minnesota, obese, obesity, occult blood in stool, rectal cancer, virtual colonoscopy

Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is now recommended for average-risk individuals starting at age 45 years, according to the American College

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