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Butt pain and incontinence
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She had appendicitis at age 12. Now she’s researching why the appendix is important: Shortwave: NPR
Heather Smith is an evolutionary anatomist at Midwestern University who studies the fossil record of extinct species. Megan Robbins/Heather Smith hide caption toggle caption Megan Robbins/Heather…
Colorectal Cancer
Increased risk of colorectal cancer across consecutive birth cohorts
colorectal cancer CRC epidemiology is being transformed by the birth cohort effect, also known as birth cohort CRC, an observed phenomenon of increased risk of colorectal…
IBD
Best Crohn’s Disease Blogs of 2020
Brooke Schaal Photography/Getty Images Researchers may not understand every aspect of Crohn’s disease, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to effectively manage Crohn’s disease. That’s…
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The role of magnetic resonance imaging in the preoperative evaluation of anorectal fistula with Cureus surgical correlation Background Anorectal fistula is a chronic inflammation of the perianal tissue that forms a connection between the perineal skin and the anus…1 Day before
The role of magnetic resonance imaging in the preoperative evaluation of anorectal fistula with Cureus surgical correlation Background Anorectal fistula is a chronic inflammation of the…
IBD
Crohn’s disease – symptoms and causes
{Play music} William A. Fabion Jr., MD, Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology: I’m Dr. Bill Fabion, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic. This video explains the basics of…
Hemorrhoids
New mom’s ‘severe hemorrhoids’ were a symptom of stage 3 colorectal cancer
Christina Kelly was pregnant with her second daughter in 2022 when she developed “severe symptoms.” hemorrhoids” I wasn’t too worried at first because I knew it…
Anal Cancer
BMS’s Opdivo and Yervoy colorectal cancer trials show promising results
BMS presented this data supporting the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in combination in patients with newly diagnosed advanced colorectal cancer subtypes at the ASCO…
Colorectal Cancer
Cureus Diagnosis and Treatment of Metastatic Colon Cancer During Pregnancy that First Presented as Multiple Liver Masses: A Case …Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer in women in Japan. However, it is rare during pregnancy. 3 hours ago
Cureus Diagnosis and Treatment of Metastatic Colon Cancer During Pregnancy that First Presented as Multiple Liver Masses: A Case …Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most…
IBD
Alexandra’s story on National Integrity Day
Today is National Integrity Day! There are currently more than half a million people living with Crohn’s disease and colitis, the two main forms of inflammatory…