Recurrence risk for stage II to III colon cancer falls below 0.5% 6 years posttreatment, suggesting a potential cure definition. The study analyzed data from 15 phase 3 trials, involving 35,213 ...

A common over-the-counter medication could significantly reduce the risk of colorectal cancer coming back. In a Swedish study, a low dose of aspirin was shown to slash recurrence in half for patients ...

One large study found that more advanced cases of colorectal cancer had a higher likelihood of returning. For example, if participants had stage 3 colon cancer, almost 25 percent experienced a ...

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Exercise is generally good for you, but a new high-quality clinical trial finds that it’s so good, it can even knock back colon cancer—and, in fact, rival some chemotherapy treatments. The finding ...

Uncomplicated urinary tract infections remain a common and costly condition in the United States, with effective treatment complicated by recurrence and antibiotic resistance. In a recent AJMC Peer ...

Nothing amplifies a popular trend more than a prominent critic making a noisy case against it. In her 2021 polemic, “The Case Against the Trauma Plot,” the literary critic Parul Sehgal argued that ...

Have you ever heard someone describe your favorite movie in a way that completely changed your perception of its story forever… or at least made you chuckle a little? Cinephiles have been coming up ...

Bacterial vaginosis affects one third of reproductive-aged women, and recurrence is common. Evidence of sexual exchange of bacterial vaginosis–associated organisms between partners suggests that ...

It’s common for patients to fear that their cancer will return. Breast cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer, so it makes sense that fear of recurrence among its survivors is especially ...

The Harry Potter series has been the king of fantasy franchises for years now, but it’s far from perfect. Fans are prone to re-read and re-watch this story again and again, and in the process, they ...