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UrduDavid Winter, MD, at Baylor Scott & White Health, discusses why cancer is impacting more young people. What You Need to Know: People aged 50 and older are living longer because of better cancer detection and treatments. Cancer diagnosis in…
Tag: Colon Cancer Screening
Cancer screenings have saved the U.S. at least $6.5 trillion, study estimates
Americans have gotten at least 12 million more years of life to live because of preventive cancer screenings they’ve gotten the past 25 years, a new study estimates. That adds up to at least $6.5 trillion in added economic impact, because of scans and tests that look for early signs of breast, colon, cervical and lung cancer in adults at the highest risk.
Increased Screening for Colon Cancer Saves Lives By Howard M. Ross, MD, Chair of Surgery/Surgeon in Chief, Hackensack University Medical Center
By Howard M. Ross, MD, Chair of Surgery/Surgeon in Chief, Hackensack University Medical Center I recently wrote expert commentary1 about colorectal cancer screening and follow-up after removal of polyps to note the publication of an excellent new article, “Colorectal Cancer…
Fight Colorectal Cancer and Guardant Health Join Forces to Recognize Excellence in Overcoming Challenges to Colorectal Cancer Screening During Pandemic
Selected Recipients of the New “Back to Screening Award for Research Advocacy Excellence” will be Honored at Fight Colorectal Cancer’s “Path to a Cure” Event in December 2021.
Why Is Lowering The Colorectal Cancer Screening Age to 45 A Big Deal?
Today, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) finalized its recommendation to adapt the colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines and lower the age to begin screening to 45 instead of 50. “Shifting current age-specific screening rates to five years…
American College of Gastroenterology Issues Updated Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines
The American College of Gastroenterology has issued updated evidence-based screening guidelines for colorectal cancer (CRC), including a new recommendation to begin CRC screening at age 45 for average risk adults. Key updates include recommendations for screening individuals with family history of CRC or polyps, guidance on the use of aspirin to reduce the risk of CRC, quality indicators for adenoma detection rate and colonoscopy withdrawal time, as well as suggestions about evidence-based interventions to boost screening rates, especially among African Americans. The authors distinguish between one-step screening tests, such as colonoscopy, and two-step screening tests that require colonoscopy, if positive, in order to complete the screening process.
COVID-related Delays in Colorectal Cancer Screening Jeopardizes Preventive Care, Early Treatment
Cancer physicians are concerned that Covid-related delays could reverse important gains in preventing colorectal cancer
March 2020 Issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology Includes Complementary & Alternative Therapies for Functional GI Disorders
The March issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology features evidence-based articles related to complementary and alternative medicine therapies for functional GI disorders, a new ACG Clinical Guideline for the diagnosis and management of Chronic Pancreatitis, opioid-related constipation, and more.