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Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer includes colon and rectal cancer, with Cologuard being a screening tool for these conditions.

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Jan 18, 2026
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What is the evidence linking sodium nitrite and other preservatives to specific cancers?

The strongest human evidence tying specific preservatives to cancers comes from large prospective cohort analyses, which report modest but statistically significant associations between certain additi...

Jan 19, 2026
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Does Cologuard screen for anal cancer or other gastrointestinal cancers?

Cologuard is an FDA‑approved, at‑home multitarget stool DNA (MT‑sDNA) test intended to screen average‑risk adults 45 and older for colorectal cancer (colon and rectal cancer) and certain precancerous ...

Jan 18, 2026

What specific epidemiological studies most influenced IARC’s 2015 assessment of processed meat and colorectal cancer?

The IARC 2015 classification that processed meat is “carcinogenic to humans” (Group 1) and red meat “probably carcinogenic” (Group 2A) rested chiefly on a large body of epidemiological evidence — hund...

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