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The CRC Digest

Saturday, August 08, 2026

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CRC Research Update

• ▪ SCREENING

  13-year NordICC trial data

  (Gastroenterology)

• ◇ RESEARCH

  AI method for classifying pathology whole slide images using self-distillation technique

  Researchers developed a phenotypic self-distillation approach to classify whole slide images in colorectal cancer, addressing limitations of current attention mechanisms in Multiple Instance Learning. (Pathology Research and Practice)

• ♥ LIVING WITH CRC

  Study identifies distinct stigma profiles among colorectal cancer patients with ostomies

  A cross-sectional survey of 449 patients with colorectal cancer and intestinal ostomy used latent profile analysis to identify stigma subtypes and found that stoma acceptance mediates the relationship between stigma and quality of life. (Frontiers in Oncology)

• ◇ RESEARCH

  Review links colibactin-producing E. coli to early-onset colorectal cancer through distinct mutational signatures

  Genomic profiling has identified mutational signatures SBS88 and ID18 in colorectal tumors exposed to colibactin from pks+ E. coli, with emerging data suggesting enrichment in early-onset CRC. (Infection, Genetics and Evolution)

Stay informed and empowered in your CRC journey.