Search results for "Colon cancer"
Guideline from CRC task force recommends starting screening at ages 45 to 49 years in all average-risk patients
Increasing disease incidence and a favorable harm-benefit ratio are two reasons to expand the age range for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening to younger patients, a task force determined.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/19/1.htm
19 Nov 2021
Q&A: A deeper dive into ACP's new diverticulitis guidelines
Authors discussed the College's first clinical guidelines on diagnosis and management of diverticulitis, which provide recommendations on when to use imaging, antibiotics, colonoscopy, and other interventions.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/28/1.htm
28 Jan 2022
Spotlight on colorectal cancer diagnosis
New diagnoses of colorectal cancer plummeted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and diagnosis and management were also the focus of recent research and a clinical practice update from the American Gastroenterological Association.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/26/5.htm
26 Jun 2020
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
Early-onset colorectal cancer increases sharply between ages 49 and 50, study finds
According to U.S. registry data, incidence of colorectal cancer increased 46.1% from age 49 years to age 50 years, from 34.9 to 51.0 per 100,000 population.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/28/1.htm
28 Feb 2020