Search results for "Colorectal cancer"
Spotlight on CRC risk factors
Recent studies found that patients exposed to antibiotics had greater odds of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) and that obesity at different ages during early adulthood was strongly associated with an increased risk of early-onset CRC.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/12/17/5.htm
17 Dec 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 noninvasive CRC screening
The American Gastroenterological Association released a clinical practice update on using noninvasive colorectal cancer (CRC) screening options, and recent studies focused on fecal immunochemical test screening programs.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/25/5.htm
25 Feb 2022
Pandemic may have led to later presentation of colorectal, breast cancers
A single-center study in California found that more patients presented with stage I disease and fewer presented with stage IV disease in 2019 versus 2020, but the changes were statistically significant only for breast cancer.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/25/3.htm
25 Feb 2022
Invitation to a single FS screening vs. usual care reduced colorectal cancer mortality and incidence at >15 y
The SCORE trial demonstrated the long-term protective effect from flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) screening for colorectal cancer at ages 55 to 64 years, supporting the safety of using it as a single intervention, an ACP Journal Club commentary noted.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/25/7.htm
25 Mar 2022
Excess weight over time associated with increased CRC risk
A German study found that the weighted number of years lived with overweight and obesity was associated with a higher risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) than excess body mass index at a single point in time.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/25/3.htm
25 Mar 2022
AGA issues guidance on drug treatment for patients with IBS
Two new clinical practice guidelines from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) provide recommendations on the use of medications to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation and IBS with diarrhea.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/24/1.htm
24 Jun 2022
High consumption of ultra-processed foods associated with CRC in men
Among women, only consumption of ready-to-eat or -heat mixed dishes was linked to increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a new analysis of the Health Professionals Follow-up Study and Nurses' Health Studies.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/23/3.htm
23 Sep 2022
MKSAP Quiz: CRC surveillance after polyp removal
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate colorectal cancer (CRC) surveillance interval in a 60-year-old patient following removal of a 7-mm sessile serrated polyp.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/23/4.htm
23 Sep 2022
Single sigmoidoscopy significantly reduced long-term CRC incidence
A pooled analysis of four large randomized trials of sigmoidoscopy screening found a significant and sustained effect of a single performance of the test on colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality over 15 years of follow-up.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/28/3.htm
28 Oct 2022