Search results for "Colorectal cancer screening"
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
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
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
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
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