Has the risk of colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel disease decreased?

[Colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel disease].

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer is a complication of longstanding inflammatory bowel disease. The association between cancer and inflammation is best documented in ulcerative colitis, but an increased risk of cancer is also found in patients with Crohn's disease. Surveillance with colonoscopy is commonly used to detect dysplasia and early cancer in patients with in ulcerative colitis. There has be...

the study of aaag repeat polymorphism in promoter of errg gene and its association with the risk of breast cancer in isfahan region

چکیده: سرطان پستان دومین عامل مرگ مرتبط با سرطان در خانم ها است. از آنجا که سرطان پستان یک تومور وابسته به هورمون است، می تواند توسط وضعیت هورمون های استروئیدی شامل استروژن و پروژسترون تنظیم شود. استروژن نقش مهمی در توسعه و پیشرفت سرطان پستان ایفا می کند و تاثیر خود را روی بیان ژن های هدف از طریق گیرنده های استروژن اعمال می کند. اما گروه دیگری از گیرنده های هسته ای به نام گیرنده های مرتبط به ا...

High frequency of early colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel disease.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS To detect precancerous dysplasia or asymptomatic cancer, patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease often undergo colonoscopic surveillance based on American or British guidelines. It is recommended that surveillance is initiated after 8-10 years of extensive colitis, or after 15-20 years for left-sided disease. These starting points, however, are not based on solid ...

INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE Risk of haematopoietic cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Background and aims: Several chronic inflammatory conditions are associated with an increased risk of lymphoma. Whether this applies to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is still unclear but of paramount interest, particularly in the safety evaluation of newer immunosuppressive drugs. Reports also indicate a possible increase in the risk of leukaemia in IBD. We therefore assessed the risk of hae...

A genetic predisposition for colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel disease.