IN THIS MORNING’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, EXPERTS SAY PEOPLE WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS HAVE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER RISK OF COLON CANCER. BUT WHY IS THAT? DOCTOR RAYMOND CROSS FROM MERCY MEDICAL CENTER JOINS US NOW ...

SCREENING ARE KEY. TWO DECADES AGO, JENNIFER MEDINA, NOW 46 YEARS OLD, NOTICED SOMETHING WITH HER BODY WAS OFF. I WAS ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS IN 2006, SO 20 YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS ...

Testing for somatic genomic copy number alterations (CNAs) in ulcerative colitis patients with low-grade dysplasia was able to predict risk of advanced neoplasia more accurately than other currently ...

The results of research headed by a team in the lab of Michael Sigal, MD, at the Max Delbrück Center and Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, have shed new light on the role of the p53 tumor suppressor ...

Doctors use tests such as an endoscopy and complete blood count to check for signs of remission in the gut.

People with ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, are up to four times more likely to develop colorectal cancer than the general population. Low‑grade dysplasia (LGD) — ...

For some people, relief can last years. For others, only a few weeks. Learn what to do to stay in remission for as long as possible.

An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has discovered that certain sugars produced by the body play an important role in the development of colitis and, ultimately, colon cancer. The new ...

Biologic therapy within a year of diagnosis could decrease risk for disease progression among patients with ulcerative ...