Colorectal cancer rates have been rising in younger people for years, and screenings are now recommended to begin at a younger age. How much and why have rates been increasing, and what preventive steps can you teach these patients to lessen their risk?
Highly skilled surgeons may boost colon cancer survival by 70 percent
The use of prophylactic oral antibiotic in the day prior to elective colon surgery is associated with a reduced incidence of surgical-site infections.
Researchers sought to determine the 10-year risk for developing advanced neoplasia and assessed whether baseline colonoscopy findings were associated with long-term outcomes.
Significantly reduced risk of death in patients with left-sided colon cancer, independent of confounding variables.
