IBD-related colorectal ca not worse.(Inflammatory bowel disease)(Disease/Disorder overview)(Brief article)

Publication: Internal Medicine News

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Colorectal cancer is no more lethal to patients with inflammatory bowel disease than it is among the general population, according to a large, retrospective study.

Investigators at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., identified 290 patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-related colorectal cancer (CRC) between 1976 and 1996. Of...

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