Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. If detected early, it can be efficiently treated, but the cost and discomfort of colonoscopies — the main diagnostic method currently in use — often result in delayed diagnosis. Using machine learning algorithms, a team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) identified for the first time all human gut …
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Colorectal cancer is the third-most diagnosed cancer and third leading cause of cancer deaths in the US, according to the Cancer Research Institute. It is also the third-most common cancer in the UK, and accounted for 12.6% of new cancer cases in the country in 2021. Rates of the disease have dropped overall in recent decades, but in those under …
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SANDY — More people are experiencing chronic digestive health conditions and colon cancer is being diagnosed at younger ages, prompting one of Utah’s largest health care companies to increase options to treat them. Intermountain Health is opening free-standing endoscopy centers on the campuses of three of its hospitals to give patients an option for more affordable procedures. “With the opening …
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