Colorectal cancer risk remains despite modern treatment for ulcerative colitis

(Karolinska Institutet) Patients with the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis have a higher risk of dying from colorectal cancer, despite modern therapy, even though the risk has declined in recent years. This is according to a new study published in the scientific journal The Lancet by a team of Swedish and Danish researchers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news