Search results for "Colorectal cancer"
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
Higher fiber consumption after colorectal cancer diagnosis linked to better survival
Each 5-g/d increase was associated with 18% lower colorectal cancer-specific mortality and 14% lower all-cause mortality.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/28/1.htm
28 Nov 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
Colonoscopy outreach increased CRC screening more than FIT outreach; both were better than usual care
Those choosing screening tests may need to start considering the feasibility of achieving all related downstream actions as well as sensitivity, false-positive rates, safety, and cost, an ACP Journal Club commentary said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/26/7.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
Guidance issued on evaluation, treatment of hemorrhoids
Primary first-line therapy for patients with symptomatic hemorrhoid disease should typically include dietary modification to ensure adequate fluid and fiber intake and counseling on defecation habits, the guidelines said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/23/8.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
MKSAP Quiz: Colon cancer screening in a woman with a family history
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate time to start colonoscopy screening in a 38-year-old woman with a personal history of endometrial cancer and a family history of colon cancer.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/27/4.htm
27 Apr 2018