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Colon Cancer Cases Rising Sharply Among Children, Teens
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – Colon cancer steadily increased among young people in the United States over the past two decades, with tweens enduring the most dramatic leap in cancer rates, a new study...
Extending Interval Between Colonoscopies Feasible After Negative Result
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 – For individuals without a family history of colorectal cancer (CRC), increasing the interval between colonoscopies for those with a first colonoscopy with negative findings...
Detection of Serrated Polyps Improved With Propofol During Colonoscopy
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 – Propofol sedation during colonoscopy seems to be associated with improved detection of serrated polyps, according to a study published online April 17 in Anesthesiology....
Surveillance Colonoscopy Rarely IDs Cancer in Older Adults
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 – Colorectal cancer (CRC) is rarely detected from surveillance colonoscopy among older adults, regardless of prior adenoma findings, according to a study published online...
Follow-Up Colonoscopy Rate Low Within Six Months of Abnormal Stool Test
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 – Fewer than half of adults have a follow-up colonoscopy within six months following an abnormal stool-based screening test (SBT) for colorectal cancer (CRC), according to...
Cell-Free DNA Test Has 83.1 Percent Sensitivity for Detection of CRC
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 – A cell-free DNA (cfDNA) blood-based test has sensitivity of 83.1 percent for detection of colorectal cancer and specificity of 89.6 percent for any advanced neoplasia,...
Colon Cancer Blood Test 83% Accurate in Spotting Tumors
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 – An experimental blood test accurately detected colon cancer in more than 8 in 10 people confirmed to have the disease, researchers report. The test — which could be an o...
Multitarget Stool DNA Test Has Higher Sensitivity for CRC Than FIT
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 – A next-generation multitarget stool DNA test has higher sensitivity for colorectal cancer and advanced precancerous lesions than fecal immunochemical testing (FIT),...
A Number of Teens Meet Criteria for Metabolic, Bariatric Surgery
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – A large percentage of adolescents meet eligibility criteria for metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), according to a study published online Feb. 27 in Pediatrics. Warren L....
Additional Benefit Seen for Colonoscopy Versus Sigmoidoscopy
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – There may be a limited additional colorectal cancer (CRC) screening benefit for colonoscopy compared with sigmoidoscopy, according to a study published online Feb. 29 in...
Fecal Occult Blood Testing Tied to Reduction in Colorectal Cancer Mortality
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 – Routine screening with fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is associated with a decrease in colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality, according to a study published online Feb. 27...
Multitarget Fecal Immunochemical Test Increases Detection of Advanced Adenoma
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – The multitarget fecal immunochemical test (mtFIT), which measures hemoglobin, calprotectin, and serpin family F member 2, yields higher detection of advanced adenoma than...
Colon Cancer Under 50: Know Your Risks and How to Prevent It
SATURDAY, Feb. 24, 2024 (HeathDay News) – Colon cancer rates are on the rise among young Americans and Americans of color, so much so that the disease is now the leading cause of cancer death for...
New Stool Test May Spot More Colon Cancers Sooner
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Dutch researchers have developed a new stool test that appears to detect colon polyps better than the current test does. "The current test performs well, but leaves room for...
Wellness Visits, Preventive Screenings Not Back to Prepandemic Levels
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Wellness visits and preventive health screenings have not returned to prepandemic levels, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Health Forum. Christopher Alba,...
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