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
MKSAP quiz: Management of Lynch syndrome
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the next step in management for a 30-year-old woman with Lynch syndrome, based on her family history and the identification of a genetic mutation.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/28/4.htm
28 Jun 2019
FIT screening may not be the best method to find right-sided cancers, study indicates
An accompanying editorial noted that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) may be less effective in the right colon in part because lesions grow more rapidly and bleed less.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/26/6.htm
26 Oct 2018
Study finds higher proportion of CRC diagnoses in patients under 50 since 2004
Based on the results, study authors suggested expanding colorectal cancer (CRC) screening to patients 45 years of age, but an accompanying editorial expressed concern that the risks could outweigh the benefits in the general population.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/26/2.htm
26 Jul 2019
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
Financial incentives associated with increased FIT uptake but not increased CRC screening overall
A three-arm trial of incentives for fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) and colorectal cancer screening (CRC) tested mail-only, mail and monetary, and mail and lottery interventions.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/26/7.htm
26 Jul 2019
Be on alert for CRC in younger patients
A story in the September ACP Internist explained why medical groups are coming to consensus about expanded screening guidelines for colorectal cancer (CRC) that lower the age to begin screening.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/24/6.htm
24 Sep 2021
Colonoscopies often recommended to patients with limited life expectancy
A study of patients ages 65 years and older found that 58.1% of those with life expectancy of less than five years and no polyps or only small hyperplastic polyps were told to return for future surveillance, as were 74.8% of those with life expectancy of five to 10 years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/24/7.htm
24 Mar 2023
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
Older adults have greater risk for complications after colonoscopy, study finds
The results suggest that clinicians should carefully consider the decision to perform colonoscopy in patients ages 75 years and older, particularly in the presence of comorbidities, study authors said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/24/6.htm
24 Jul 2020