Search results for "Colonoscopy"
MKSAP Quiz: Colorectal cancer screening in a high-risk patient
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the best time to screen for colorectal cancer in a 38-year-old man with a family history of colon cancer diagnosed in his father at age 52 years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/22/4.htm
22 Jan 2021
ACG lowers suggested age for colorectal cancer screening in updated guidelines
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) continues to recommend colorectal cancer screening in average-risk adults ages 50 to 75 years but now also suggests it in those ages 45 to 49 years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/26/1.htm
26 Mar 2021
Failure to undergo colonoscopy after positive FIT may double risk for death from colorectal cancer
A retrospective cohort study in Italy compared 10-year cumulative incidence and mortality among patients with a positive result on a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) who completed a diagnostic colonoscopy versus those who did not.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/23/3.htm
23 Apr 2021
Marketing authorized for first AI device to detect potential signs of colon cancer
The device uses artificial intelligence (AI) based on machine learning to assist clinicians in the real-time detection of lesions, such as polyps or suspected tumors, in the colon during a colonoscopy.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/23/10.htm
23 Apr 2021
Mailed FIT screening for CRC effective, cost-effective in safety-net population
Patients at a federally qualified health center system in Central Texas who were not up to date on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening were mailed a packet containing an introductory letter, a fecal immunochemical test (FIT), easy-to-read instructions, and a postage-paid lab mailer.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/28/2.htm
28 May 2021
Task Force lowers age for colorectal cancer screening to begin
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended colorectal cancer screening begin at age 45 years based on an evidence review finding with moderate certainty that the net benefit is moderate to substantial.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/28/7.htm
28 May 2021
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
Spotlight on early-onset CRC
As colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence increases among younger adults, earlier screening and detection may lead to improved health outcomes, recent studies found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/25/6.htm
25 Jun 2021
In recurrent C difficile infection, oral FMT capsules have a pooled cure rate of 82% (low-quality evidence)
While the findings of a recent study are promising for oral fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) capsules to treat patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, more well-designed trials are needed before routine use, an ACP Journal Club commentary noted.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/25/8.htm
25 Jun 2021
Colorectal cancer screening offering colonoscopy and FIT vs. colonoscopy alone improved participation
Results of a Polish trial corroborate studies showing that noninvasive tests, such as fecal immunochemical testing (FIT), or screening choice increases colorectal cancer screening participation over colonoscopy, an ACP Journal Club commentary said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/23/6.htm
23 Jul 2021