Search results for "Colorectal cancer screening"
Spotlight on colorectal cancer
Studies this month looked at colorectal cancer screening, risk associated with dietary patterns, and estimated U.S. incidence.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/24/6.htm
24 Mar 2017
Interval cancer after screening colonoscopy more common in black patients than in white patients
Adjusting for the physicians' detection rate did not alter the differences in risk associated with race/ethnicity, the study noted.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/26/8.htm
26 May 2017
Updated recommendations issued on colorectal cancer screening
The recommendations from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force of Colorectal Cancer apply to persons at average risk for colorectal cancer and cover approaches to screening, screening targets, and specific screening tests, as well as screening in cases of family history of colorectal cancer and polyps and at different age ranges.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/23/1.htm
23 Jun 2017
Screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces mortality risk, reanalysis concludes
The evidence supporting flexible sigmoidoscopy is substantially stronger than that for other screening methods and warrants reassessment of colorectal cancer screening guidelines, the authors of the reanalysis said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/25/2.htm
25 Aug 2017
Spotlight on screening in primary care
Patient-specific reminders for clinicians performed best for increasing colorectal cancer screening in a French study, while an EHR alert appeared to successfully increase hepatitis C virus screening rates for baby boomers in a U.S. health care system.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/22/5.htm
22 Sep 2017
Keeping tabs: Spotlight on colorectal cancer screening intervals
One recent study looked at screening based on age and family history, while another looked at the effectiveness of fecal immunochemical testing with and without postpolypectomy surveillance colonoscopy.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/27/3.htm
27 Oct 2017
Patient navigators, clinician reminders may improve follow-up after positive fecal blood test
Patient navigators were effective but potentially costly, while using clinician reminder systems in the EHR and directly notifying endoscopists of positive fecal test results appeared to be promising low-cost interventions.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/27/2.htm
27 Oct 2017
Earlier colorectal cancer screening recommended for patients with cystic fibrosis
The Cystic Fibrosis Colorectal Cancer Screening Task Force based its recommendations on a review of the literature and a modeling study of screening strategies for colorectal cancer that estimated the costs and benefits of screening in patients with cystic fibrosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/26/3.htm
26 Jan 2018
Mobile app increased screening rates, colonoscopy decreased mortality risk, studies find
One recent study used an iPad app to incorporate a decision aid for colorectal cancer screening, while another study looked at colonoscopy among U.S. veterans.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/23/7.htm
23 Mar 2018
Single sigmoidoscopy screening may reduce colorectal cancer, mortality in men but not women
Patients in Norway were randomly assigned to flexible sigmoidoscopy with and without additional fecal blood testing (with colonoscopy offered if results were positive) and were compared to patients offered no screening.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/27/5.htm
27 Apr 2018