Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease correlated with an approximately 90% higher risk for liver and gastrointestinal cancers compared with patients without fatty liver disease, while the association between obesity without fatty liver disease and cancer was small. Source: NAFLD regardless of obesity marks increased risk for liver, GI cancers

(Reuters Health) – The only liver disease becoming more widespread in the U.S. is one driven by obesity and diabetes, even as other types of liver disorders linked to drinking or hepatitis are becoming less common, researchers say. For the study, researchers examined nationwide health survey data collected in five cycles between 1988 and 2016.… Read More

If you were born in 1990, you have twice the risk of colon cancer and four times the risk of rectal cancer compared to someone born around 1950, according to a study. Source: This cancer is on the rise in young adults — and doctors don’t know why

A systematic review and meta-analysis determined that carriers for a mutation to BRCA1, but not BRCA2, have an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Source: BRCA1 Mutation Observed to Confer Heightened Risk of Colorectal Cancer