Dr. Sears on Ongoing Research of Microbiota in CRC

Cynthia L. Sears, MD, professor of Medicine, at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, member of the Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, discusses ongoing research of microbiota for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

Cynthia L. Sears, MD, professor of Medicine, at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, member of the Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, discusses ongoing research of microbiota for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

There is a current study investigating 2000 people undergoing a screening colonoscopy at several practices, explains Sears.

This study is looking to establish the epidemiology of biofilm formation in the colon and the longitudinal aspects of it, states Sears.