The PPV was 0.87 vs 0.76 for the proximal vs distal colon, with an RR of 1.11 (95% CI, 1.06-1.17), so the two parts of the colon were comparable, he reported.

Expression of ApoA-I in proximal vs distal colon of untreated and AOM/DSS-treated mice. (a) Representative qPCR profiles of ApoA-I mRNA expression in proximal and distal colon tissue from ...

In proximal colon stem cells, silencing CDX2 allowed BRAF mutations to drive tumor initiation in the stem cells, whereas in the distal colon, silencing CDX2 did not yield much change.

The effects of fruit and vegetable consumption on colorectal cancer (CRC) appear to differ by site of origin. Researchers found that within the proximal and distal colon, brassica vegetables ...

Black men and women and those aged older than 60 years may be at an increased risk for colon polyps larger than 9 mm in diameter, compared with white men and women, according to data published ...

Previous studies conducted in the United Kingdom and Italy have demonstrated a reduction in distal CRC incidence and mortality with FSG screening, but no significant effect in the proximal colon ...

For these projects, the colon is opened, cut into proximal, middle, and distal segments, and the proximal end of each segment is marked with India ink. The segments are fixed in cassettes using one ...

Proximal colon cancer is a type of colorectal cancer that occurs on the right side of the colon and has been shown to have worse survival outcomes compared to patients with distal cancers, ...

Compared with those of normal weight, obese patients were significantly more likely to be younger and to have tumors located in the distal (v proximal) colon with low (v high) histologic grade. Obese ...