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ACG: GLP-1 RAs Tied to Lower Risk for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 – Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) can decrease the risk for developing early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) in patients with diabetes regardless of...
ACG: 2000 to 2022 Saw Rise in Early-Onset CRC Mortality in the United States
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – Early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) mortality rose in the United States over the past two decades, most notably in patients aged 20 to 44 years, according to a study...
Lack of Insurance Could Mean Later Cancer Diagnoses for Black, Hispanic Americans
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – A lack of health insurance coverage raises the risk that cancers among Black and Hispanic Americans will be caught too late, a new study suggests. Being uninsured accounts...
Cell-Free Blood DNA Tests Less Effective Than Other CRC Screening
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – Cell-free DNA blood tests (cf-bDNA) may be more costly and less effective for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening than other screening modalities, according to a study...
Colonoscopy Still Beats New Blood Tests at Spotting Colon Cancer
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 – Middle-aged folks facing a colon cancer screening now have a blood test they can choose over a standard colonoscopy. However, the blood test isn't as effective as...
Restaging MRI Can Predict Survival With Rectal Cancer
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 – Restaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can predict organ preservation and survival with rectal cancer, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in Radiology. Hannah ...
MRI Might Spare Rectal Cancer Patients Surgery and Colostomy
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, a new study finds. The scans might accurately...
Measures of Social Support Linked to Cancer Screening
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 – Measures of social support are associated with screening for specific types of cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 18 in Cancer Causes & Control. Jordan Baeker...
Computer-Aided Detection Colonoscopies Tied to Improved Adenoma Detection Rate
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Compared with conventional colonoscopy, computer-aided detection (CADe) system-enhanced colonoscopies have an increased rate of adenomas per colonoscopy and higher adenoma...
FIT Completion, Yield Rates Similar in Those Aged 45 to 49 Versus 50 Years
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) completion and yield rates are similar in people aged 45 to 49 years and those aged 50 years, according to a study published online Oct. 22...
2021 USPSTF Recommendation Boosted Colorectal Cancer Screening
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 – Uptake of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening increased after the 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation that all average-risk individuals aged 45 to...
Colonoscopies Among the Young Are on the Rise
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 – Colon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening begin at the age of 45, not 50 as had been previously...
Long-Course Chemoradiotherapy Preferred TNT Regimen for Rectal Cancer
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – For patients with locally advanced rectal cancer pursuing organ preservation, long-course chemoradiotherapy (LCCRT) is the preferred total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT)...
Omitting 5-FU Bolus Does Not Reduce Survival in Advanced Cancer
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – Omission of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) from the first-line FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, and FOLFIRINOX regimens is not associated with reduced survival among patients with advanced...
U.S. Cancer Incidence Trends Lower Than Expected in 2021
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 – U.S. cancer incidence trends improved in 2021, but continued to be lower than expected, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in JAMA Network Open. Todd Burus, from...