A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham has linked certain types of gut bacteria to the development of precancerous colon polyps. Their results are published in Cell Host & Microbe.

The new study results could make Abbott, which has an agreement with Freenome to market the blood-based test, the dominant player in colorectal cancer screening, Evercore ISI analysts said.

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is the most common type of pancreatic cancer and has a low five-year survival rate. It begins with a reversible state called acinar-to-ductal metaplasia, where cells ...

Stool-based testing has poor sensitivity and low negative predictive value for colorectal cancer screening in patients with cystic fibrosis.

The addition of AI adds a second pair of eyes on the patient, resulting in more positive long-term outcomes.

COPENHAGEN — People with precancerous colonic lesions show significant differences in their gut microbiome compared to the general population up to 5 years before the lesions develop, according to a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Feb 28, 2025, 04:58pm EST Pediatrician Richard K. Ohnmacht prepares a shot of the HPV ...

What we choose to call cancer may shape patients’ behavior in ways that influence their health outcomes. Relabeling low-grade prostate cancer as a precancerous condition, for instance, could reduce ...

This video (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RA32s3I-bsG8XcNopss-ViIwO1sBxwgu/view) shows a human pancreas specimen, which was cut into thousands of sections, stained ...

Over the weekend, singer LeAnn Rimes revealed in an Instagram post that she underwent "minor surgery" to remove precancerous cells after her annual pap smear came back abnormal. The 41-year-old shared ...

It can be alarming to find a growth on your skin, but don’t worry. Most growths, known as skin neoplasms, are harmless. However, some can be cancerous or precancerous, so make sure you get them looked ...

Normal epithelial cells show the ability to push out precancerous ones present in the epithelium, by means of 'cell competition.' But the exact molecular mechanism of this recognition by normal ...