Tag: Cancer: Colon
ACS: Rectal Bleeding Tied to More Than Eightfold Higher Risk for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Patients younger than 50 years diagnosed with EOCRC were more likely to have a benign colon indication, bleeding, and family history of CRC
Aspirin Linked to Lower CRC Recurrence for Molecularly Defined Subgroup
Significantly lower incidence of colorectal cancer recurrence seen for patients with somatic alterations in PI3K pathway genes
Rural Patients Less Likely to Have Minimally Invasive Colon Cancer Surgery
The surgical approach mediated one-third of the complication risk experienced by rural patients
Providing Personalized Risk Messages Has No Overall Effect on CRC Screening Uptake or...
In one health system, including personalized risk in a decision aid or provider notification increased uptake of stool testing
Autoimmune Diseases Linked to Digestive System Cancers
Positive associations seen for celiac disease, SLE, T1D with pancreatic, esophageal, colon, liver, and hepatobiliary cancers
Mailed At-Home Test Kits Most Effective for Boosting Colorectal Cancer Screening
Findings compared with three opt-in screening strategies among average-risk adults aged 45 to 49 years
Local Colorectal Cancer Incidence on the Rise in Adults Aged 45 to 49 Years
Second study shows increase in up-to-date CRC screening prevalence
Follow-Up on Blood-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Results Is Low
Just under half of patients receiving an abnormal blood test have follow-up colonoscopy in the short term
CRC as First of Multiple Primary Malignancies Tied to Better Outcomes Than CRC as...
In study, patients with CRC as the only malignancy had more frequent liver and lung metastases and received systemic adjuvant treatments more often
CT Colonography Cost-Effective, Clinically Effective for CRC Screening
Multitarget stool DNA testing was cost-effective relative to no screening, but CT colonography is cost-saving
