Tag: Cancer: Colon
Prognosis Poor for Pediatric, Adolescent Patients With Colon Cancer
Three-year overall survival for patients younger than 25 less than half that for adult patients
Prognosis Poor for Pediatric, Adolescent Patients With Colon Cancer
Three-year overall survival for patients younger than 25 less than half that for adult patients
Recommendations Updated for Postcolonoscopy Management
Guidance also provided for removal techniques for colorectal lesions of different sizes
CRC Risks Similar to General Population After Bariatric Surgery
Standardized incidence ratio increased for individuals with obesity without bariatric surgery
Prevalence of CRC Screening Lowest in Adults Aged 50 to 54
Colorectal cancer screening prevalence 50.0 percent among those aged 50 to 54, increases with age
CRC Incidence, Mortality Declining for Adults Aged ≥65
However, incidence and CRC death rates increased for those aged younger than 50 years
Massachusetts Health Reform Tied to Decrease in Advanced Cancer
Findings seen for colorectal cancer, but no similar findings found for advanced breast cancer diagnoses
Bariatric Surgery May Cut Risk for Colorectal Cancer in Obese Patients
Relative risk for developing colorectal cancer reduced by about 35 percent with bariatric surgery for obesity
GI Bleeding in OAC-Treated A-Fib Patients Indicates CRC Risk
Lower-GI bleeding tied to high absolute risks for CRC in patients receiving oral anticoagulants for a-fib
Steep Increase Seen in Incidence of CRC From Age 49 to 50 Years
Increases seen across the U.S., in men and women, in whites and blacks, for colon and rectal cancers
