Complication topics
Colorectal cancer risk articles covering dysplasia, surveillance, inflammation control, screening, and long-term IBD monitoring. Complication context emphasizes risks, warning signs, treatment decisions, and follow-up care.
6 articles
This review addresses cancer risk tied to IBD treatments, a common and important concern for people on long-term immunosuppression or advanced therapies.
The review examines whether removing the appendix could change the course of ulcerative colitis — a potential surgical option that might lower colectomy or hospitalization risk in some scenarios but also carries...
People with Crohn's disease and their clinicians often ask how different treatments affect cancer risk. This large nationwide study provides real-world estimates of absolute excess cancer cases by treatment group, which...
The study identifies a potential biologic approach (macrophage-derived exosomes) that improved epithelial repair and barrier function in a mouse colitis model, which could inform future therapeutic research for IBD.
Chronic inflammation in Crohn’s, especially when the colon is affected, raises colorectal cancer risk over time. Knowing risk factors and recommended screening helps people with Crohn’s get earlier detection and...
A test that more accurately predicts which IBD patients with pre-cancerous bowel changes will develop cancer could help target surveillance and treatment to those at higher risk and reduce unnecessary procedures for...
