Patients with diverticular disease have a 33% increased overall cancer risk compared with the general population, equivalent to one extra case in 16 patients with diverticulosis followed for 10 years.
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) Initiation of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy before 50 years of age is associated with a reduced risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) in women, according to a study published online May 5 in JAMA Oncology. Wenjie Ma, M.D., Sc.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined the association […]