Advanced Adenomas and Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer Development and Mortality

By Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH - Last Updated: March 19, 2025

Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, of New York University, discusses a recent study she presented at Digestive Disease Week 2024 on the link between advanced adenoma and long-term risk of colorectal cancer.

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Dr. Shaukat breaks down the previously unclear relationship between CRC mortality and incidence with advanced and non-advanced adenomas, and describes the role that emerging technologies or biomarkers can have in future CRC screening and surveillance strategies.

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