Cancer Research UK says the new approach should mean fewer people with inflammatory bowel disease will need to undergo surgery or regular colonoscopies.
A new test developed in the UK can accurately predict whether high-risk patients will develop bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, in the five years.
The study, funded by Cancer Research UK, found that having an additional 300 milligrams of calcium every day (on top of the 700mg recommended by the NHS) could lower the risk of bowel cancer by 17 per ...