Search results for "Colorectal cancer"
MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up after colon cancer
A 37-year-old man is evaluated during a follow-up appointment after resection of a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon. His family history is significant for endometrial cancer in his mother and colon cancer in his maternal grandfather. What is the most appropriate next step in management?
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/22/4.htm
22 May 2020
Middle-age adults getting less colorectal cancer screening than retirement-age adults
Specific population-based efforts to increase colorectal cancer screening are needed so that patients start at age 50 years and continue through age 75 years for the most benefit, study authors said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/27/7.htm
27 Mar 2020
Any of 4 screening options suggested for screen-naive adults 59 to 70 y with ≥ 3% 15-y risk for colorectal cancer
To balance shared decision making and population health in colorectal cancer screening, as called for in a recent guideline, a viable strategy could include universal, opt-out fecal immunochemical testing starting at age 50 years, a commentary in ACP Journal Club noted.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/27/11.htm
27 Mar 2020
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
Recommendations updated on surveillance after colonoscopy and polypectomy
New evidence supports closer follow-up for some patients and less surveillance for others, according to a task force of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/28/2.htm
28 Feb 2020
Spotlight on ulcerative colitis
In the past month, the American Gastroenterological Association published new recommendations, a meta-analysis compared first- and second-line treatments, and a study found a recent decrease in colorectal cancer incidence in patients with ulcerative colitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/24/5.htm
24 Jan 2020
ACP issues new guidance on colorectal cancer screening
For asymptomatic, average-risk patients ages 50 to 75 years, the guidance suggests use of a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) or high-sensitivity guaiac-based fecal occult blood test every two years, colonoscopy every 10 years, or flexible sigmoidoscopy every 10 years plus FIT every two years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/22/8.htm
22 Nov 2019
Studies examine effects of EHR nudges, physician uptake on CRC screening
Active choice interventions in an EHR prompted an increase in ordering of cancer screenings but not patient follow-through, while physicians who themselves underwent colorectal cancer (CRC) screening had more patients do so as well.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/22/2.htm
22 Nov 2019
New guideline encourages less colorectal cancer screening for low-risk patients
The guideline, developed by the BMJ Rapid Recommendations project, suggested no screening for individuals ages 50 to 79 years with an estimated 15-year colorectal cancer risk below 3%.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/25/2.htm
25 Oct 2019
Model supports high-intensity surveillance after detection of colorectal adenomas
The target population was U.S. patients ages 50, 60, or 70 years with low-risk or high-risk adenomas removed after screening via colonoscopy or fecal immunochemical testing.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/27/10.htm
27 Sep 2019