Introduction The presence of inflammation is a key hallmark of cancer and, plays an
important role in disease progression and survival in colorectal cancer (CRC). Calprotectin …

Background Population-based colorectal cancer screening has been shown to reduce
cancer specific mortality and is used across the UK. Despite evidence that older age, male …

Purpose The majority of patients with node-negative colorectal cancer have excellent 5-year
survival prospects, but up to a third relapse. Strategies to identify patients at higher risk of …

Background The pre-operative systemic inflammatory response (SIR) measured using an
acute-phase-protein-based score (modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS)) or the …

Background Within colorectal cancer, the systemic inflammatory response (SIR) and CT‐
derived body composition, particularly the loss of lean muscle mass, are independently …

Abstract Purpose Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) has proven utility for Colorectal Cancer
(CRC) detection in symptomatic patients. Most studies have examined FIT in symptomatic …

Background The present study aimed to characterise the prevalence and prognostic impact
of normocytic anaemia in patients undergoing curative treatment for colorectal cancer …

Colorectal cancer screening has been introduced across the UK following several large
randomised control trials and a Cochrane review that have shown a reduction in cancer …

Introduction Obesity is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). Unlike
the indirect measures such as BMI, CT-Body composition (CT-BC) allows for the assessment …

Prosthetic heart valve sewing cuffs coated with minocycline and rifampin exhibited in vitro
zones of inhibition against all 52 tested clinical isolates responsible for prosthetic valve …