Posts by Long H. Nguyen, MD, MS
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Taking Aspirin Associated With Reduction in Colorectal Cancer Among High-Risk Population
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers found that regular aspirin use was associated with the greatest reduction of colorectal cancer among those at the highest risk.
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Sulfur Microbial Diet Linked to Precursor of Early-onset Colorectal Cancer
Long Nguyen, MD, Andrew Chan, MD, MPH, and colleagues found high intake of the sulfur microbial diet in early adulthood, and perhaps during adolescence, was associated with increased risk of early-onset conventional adenomas, the most common type of pre-cancerous colon polyps.
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Prior Antibiotics Linked to Increased Risk of New Diverticulitis in Older Adults
By analyzing a large prospective cohort of women, Long H. Nguyen, MD, MS, and Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH, of the Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit and the Division of Gastroenterology, and colleagues found that antibiotic use in mid- and late-adulthood, and recent antibiotic use regardless of age, were associated with subsequent development of diverticulitis.
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Risk of COVID-19 for Health Care Providers Higher Than General Population Even with Adequate PPE
The risk of COVID-19 is at least three times higher for health care providers than for the general public, with race/ethnicity a significant predictor of risk.
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Sulfur-metabolizing Bacteria Linked to Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Long-term adherence to a dietary pattern associated with sulfur-metabolizing bacteria in stool is associated with increased risk of distal colon and rectal cancer, according to data from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.
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Review: Pathways of Colorectal Carcinogenesis
Dozens of different somatic mutations have been identified in colorectal tumors, but colorectal cancer appears to develop via one of only a few distinct pathways.
Digestive Healthcare at Mass General
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