Background Depending on the colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programme, a colonoscopy should be performed within 1–3 months ...

Background Chronic stress is a known risk factor for cancer metastasis. However, the underlying mechanisms, particularly ...

Objective Follow-up studies have shown that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with an increased risk of incident diabetes, but currently, it is uncertain whether this risk ...

Background Quantitative hepatitis B surface antigen (qHBsAg) is an important biomarker in chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Objective Establish qHBsAg profiles to guide novel drug development. Design ...

Background The aetiology and pathogenesis of IBD are intricate, involving genetic and environmental factors. Notably, cigarette smoking has contrasting effects, being detrimental to Crohn’s disease ...

Correspondence to Professor Jin-Woo Bae, Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea; baejw{at}khu.ac.kr; ...

Correspondence to Dr Melina Arnold, Section of Cancer Surveillance, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, Lyon 69008, France; arnoldm{at}fellows.iarc.fr Objective The ...

Gastric cancer is a major global health concern, with ongoing efforts focused on screening and eradicating Helicobacter pylori infection.1 However, H. pylori infection is typically acquired during ...

Background Effect of glycaemic control on pancreatic cancer (PC) development in patients with long-standing type 2 diabetes (T2D) remains unclear. Objective To investigate effects of glycaemic control ...

Background Cyst size, its growth rate, and diameter of the main pancreatic duct (MPD) are all associated with pancreatic carcinoma prevalence in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs).

Objective The interleukin (IL)23 pathway contributes to IBD pathogenesis and is being actively studied as a therapeutic target in patients with IBD. Unexpected outcomes in these therapeutic trials ...

Background: Identification of patients at risk for mortality early in the course of acute pancreatitis (AP) is an important step in improving outcome. Methods: Using Classification and Regression Tree ...