A colonoscopy is usually not the highlight of anyone’s schedule, but if your doctor is recommending one, then the steps involved to prepare for it are important when considering the long-term health benefits. Fortunately, advancements have been made that provide people with more bowel prep medicatio...

Receiving a colorectal cancer diagnosis on top of one for IBD may be the last thing a patient wants to hear. A patient’s risk of developing colorectal cancer depends on certain factors, including if they have ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease affecting the colon, they have had IBD for eight year...

Scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard Medical School recently reported that a specific type of bacteria that reside in the gut can enable development and dissemination of colorectal cancer.  This type of bacteria, Fusobacterium, was previously shown to be associated with IB...