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Colorectal cancer alters gut microbiome
Colorectal cancer alters gut microbiome
24 Jun 2022 byTristan Manalac

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) have a substantially altered gut microbiome, characterized by changes in bacterial composition, according to a recent Singapore study. Of note, these alterations persist even after surgery.

Colorectal cancer alters gut microbiome
24 Jun 2022
Aminosalicylate use more common among older than younger IBD patients
Aminosalicylate use more common among older than younger IBD patients
22 Jun 2022

Use of medication is markedly different among older patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with more aminosalicylate monotherapy and less antitumour necrosis factor monotherapy than younger patients, according to a US study.

Aminosalicylate use more common among older than younger IBD patients
22 Jun 2022