Search results for "Colorectal cancer screening"
Studies examine effects of EHR nudges, physician uptake on CRC screening
Active choice interventions in an EHR prompted an increase in ordering of cancer screenings but not patient follow-through, while physicians who themselves underwent colorectal cancer (CRC) screening had more patients do so as well.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/22/2.htm
22 Nov 2019
New guideline encourages less colorectal cancer screening for low-risk patients
The guideline, developed by the BMJ Rapid Recommendations project, suggested no screening for individuals ages 50 to 79 years with an estimated 15-year colorectal cancer risk below 3%.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/25/2.htm
25 Oct 2019
Aspirin before fecal immunochemical testing did not increase sensitivity for detecting advanced colorectal neoplasms
The results of the randomized trial do not support routinely recommending aspirin before fecal immunochemical testing for colorectal cancer screening, according to an ACP Journal Club commentary.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/23/9.htm
23 Aug 2019
Financial incentives associated with increased FIT uptake but not increased CRC screening overall
A three-arm trial of incentives for fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) and colorectal cancer screening (CRC) tested mail-only, mail and monetary, and mail and lottery interventions.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/26/7.htm
26 Jul 2019
Time of day associated with ordering, completion of cancer screening
An editorial noted that referrals to screening could be handled by other clinic staff, easing the burden on physicians.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/24/7.htm
24 May 2019
Lowering colorectal cancer screening age from 50 to 45 years appears cost-effective
Initiating screening at age 45 years would require an additional 10 million colonoscopies, which could potentially provide greater benefit if used instead to increase screening rates in older patients, authors of the modeling study said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/26/1.htm
26 Apr 2019
Mucosal healing an emerging goal of ulcerative colitis treatment, guideline states
The updated guideline from the American College of Gastroenterology offers recommendations on drug treatment and cancer screening, among other topics.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/22/8.htm
22 Mar 2019
Annual FIT has moderate to high sensitivity and specificity for screening asymptomatic adults
Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) are noninvasive, easy to prepare, and inexpensive and are as effective as colonoscopy when used in a consistent fashion to screen for colorectal cancer, an editorial stated.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/22/9.htm
22 Mar 2019
Recent coverage explores how to increase colorectal cancer screening
Overall colorectal cancer screening rates in the U.S. have increased in recent years but continue to lag behind goal levels, a cover story in the January ACP Internist reported.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/25/6.htm
25 Jan 2019
Patients may not always want to stop low-value colorectal cancer screening
Veterans at one health system were asked to rate the reasonableness of using age and risk calculators in decisions about screening cessation.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/28/1.htm
28 Dec 2018