1/10 Larger or high-grade dysplastic distal adenomas found on flexi-sig screening associated with ⬆️ risk of future proximal colon cancer No associations for # or histology of distal adenomas or any distal hyperplastic polyp characteristics @BMJOpen_Gastro https://t.co/P6P4wA8zxF

Our @ImperialSandC @ImperialBRC @harewoodr and colleagues @AJCNutrition paper out: Insulinemic and Inflammatory Dietary Patterns and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Dietary Data Harmonization Study of One Million Participants in the COMETS Consortium https://t.co/yukqdX00tW

🚀We’re hiring! Join us @ImperialSandC as a Trial Manager on a @CR_UK funded AROMA programme. 💼 FT 2 years with opportunity to extend 💷 £57,785–£69,365 (Imperial PTO Level 4) 🗓️ Start: Feb 2026 | Apply by: 30 Nov 2025 🔗 Apply: https://t.co/cR3RYnUp8u @ImperialMed

Imperial researchers include Prof Amanda Cross & Nefeli Taravira (@ImperialSandC ), Prof Elio Riboli, Prof Marc Gunter, Sherry Morris, David Muller & Rawan Maawadh (@ImperialSPH ), Doris Chan, Ahmed Jayedi, Kostas Tsilidis, Margarita Cariolou (@wcrfint CUP)

Our @imperialcollege @ImperialSandC @ImperialSPH colleagues gathered at @IARCWHO EPIC Rome meeting to share and discover the wide range of critial #cancerresearch studies across this important cohort @DrAmandaJCross @MarcGunther @KTsilidis @ANTaravira @margarita_cario @wcrfint

Also at EPIC is @ImperialSPH #PhD candidate Rawan Maawadh (supervisor @DrAmandaJCross) giving a talk on 'Proteomic Signatures of #Obesity and their Associations with #ColorectalCancer in a Case-Cohort Study in EPIC'

Our @ImperialSandC #PhD candidate @ANTaravira is at Rome today for @IARCWHO EPIC annual meeting presenting her research on 'The impact of #education, #smoking and #alcohol on oesophageal squamous cell #carcinoma risk in the EPIC cohort'

Congrats to @ANTaravira, one of our newest @CR_UK-funded PhD students at @ImperialCollege, on passing her ESA! Her research is tackling the major global health challenge of GI cancer by exploring how behavioural, environmental & socioeconomic factors influence GI cancer risk

If you'd like to read more about Rhea's experience with the Bridge to Academic Leadership process, take a look at this great article from @CRUKresearch! https://t.co/JORYVevKkZ

Congrats to @ImperialSandC postdoc @harewoodr on receiving the @CR_UK Bridge to Academic Leadership Award! This award will support Rhea in building skills & connections to pursue independent research & transition to group leadership in the field of proximal bowel cancer aetiology

Express your interest in joining this initiative and taking part in the Delphi process to develop the guidelines ⬇️ https://t.co/NPYS7QfT5Q @NIHRresearch @IVDHRC @ImperialBRC @MichaelGFadel @HannahKettley @HannaGroup_ICL @CSPRG_Imperial @LSHTM @CampbellReviews @EQUATORNetwork

Researchers from S&C and other institutions are developing EDI reporting guidelines that will provide a set of minimum items to help the research community describe EDI methods or techniques in studies with human participants Read the @bmj_latest paper ⬇️ https://t.co/gds9eAJ0pE

Thrilled to share that Fangqing Li has been awarded a China Scholarship Council @imperialcollege Scholarship! She'll rejoin CSPRG in July as a fully funded PhD student, focusing on early-onset colorectal cancer. Welcome back, Fangqing! #PhD #CancerResearch @ImperialSandC

A huge thank you to the 3 brilliant speakers (& their supportive colleagues) from @ImperialNHS, @ImperialSandC who joined @harewoodr for a great PPI session with 58 EKTA Harrow community members Valuable discussions had on breast & prostate cancer awareness & current research!

More highlights from @CRUKresearch #PrevConf25 ☑️Heavyweight (academic) slugfest re GLP-1 agonists (we're calling it a draw) ☑️the lowdown on drugs precision prevention from @ProfKarenBrown of @coloprevent

Our Head @DrAmandaJCross & Dep Head @gwenannmurphy busy catching all the action at @CRUKresearch #PrevConf25 and mingling/catching up with #cancerprevention colleagues from @wcrfint @IARCWHO @CaPP3 @AmericanCancer et al

Pleasure to meet with @DrAmandaJCross and @gwenannmurphy from @CSPRG_Imperial @wcrfint #PrevConf25

2/10 What New analyses of #UKFSST data identify distal polyp characteristics associated with future proximal colon cancer risk Funders: @CR_UK @NIHRresearch Authors: @harewoodr, K Wooldrage, E Robbins, @bowelsurgeon, @ChrisvonWagner & @DrAmandaJCross

10/10 Summary Previously unclear if distal polyps associated with proximal colon cancer incidence. We show for 1st time that distal adenoma size & dysplasia was associated with proximal colon cancer risk. No association found for distal hyperplastic polyp characteristics examined

9/10 Impact This is the first study to show an association between distal polyp characteristics & long-term proximal colon cancer risk, helping to inform who might benefit from colonoscopy, and providing evidence for future updates of post-polypectomy surveillance guidelines

8/10 Limitations Some subgroup sample sizes were small, limiting statistical power. Further large-scale prospective studies or analyses of pooled flexi-sig trials are needed to confirm these results.