Taking antibiotics for an extended period in early to middle adulthood might increase your risk for precancerous growths in your colon, a large study suggests. Women who took antibiotics for two weeks ...

I've talked about colons more than once in this column, but my focus is usually limited in scope. I zoom in on the little questions, like how many spaces to put after a colon and whether it should be ...

Taking low doses of aspirin (which inhibits platelet function) after a colon cancer diagnosis appears to be associated with better survival if the tumor cells express HLA class I antigen. Taking low ...

Another study has shown an association between antibiotic use and an increased risk for colon cancer. The latest data come from a Swedish population study. Investigators analyzed data from more than ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The analysis included 40,545 patients with colorectal cancer (mean age at diagnosis, 71.9 years; 52.9% men) from ...