Search results for "Colonoscopy"
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
Mailing fecal immunochemical tests to patients due for colorectal cancer screening increased screening uptake
Compared with usual care clinics, intervention clinics had a significantly higher adjusted clinic-level proportion of participants who completed a mailed fecal immunochemical test and more participants who completed any colorectal cancer screening.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/24/8.htm
24 Aug 2018
ACG updates clinical guidelines on prevention, diagnosis, treatment of C. difficile infection
While the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) included new recommendations for using fecal microbiota transplantation in recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, it recommended against the use of probiotics for both primary and secondary prevention.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/28/1.htm
28 May 2021
Statins associated with lower risk for postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer
The primary outcome of the retrospective cohort study was postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer within three years, defined as colorectal cancer diagnosed within six and 36 months after negative findings on index colonoscopy.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/22/3.htm
22 Mar 2019
Antibiotic use in early or middle adulthood associated with colorectal adenoma later in life
Researchers used data from the Nurses' Health Study to evaluate the association between colorectal adenomas and antibiotic use at ages 20 to 39 years, at ages 40 to 59 years, or within the past four years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/28/1.htm
28 Apr 2017
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
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
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
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of sessile polyps, study finds
The trial randomly assigned patients with a history of at least one adenoma to receive 1,200 mg of elemental calcium per day, 1,000 IU of vitamin D3 per day, both supplements, or placebo for a treatment period of three to five years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/23/2.htm
23 Mar 2018
MKSAP quiz: Evaluation for Crohn disease flare
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate treatment in a 22-year-old pregnant woman evaluated for a flare of Crohn disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/22/4.htm
22 Sep 2017