Adenoma Detection Rate Inversely Linked to Postcolonoscopy CRC
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adenoma detection rate (ADR) is associated with the postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC) rate in a fecal immunochemical test (FIT)-based screening setting, according to a study published online Feb. 21…
Learn MoreNegative Fecal Tests Tied to Low Risk for Advanced Colorectal Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There was a low risk for advanced neoplasia after multiple rounds of negative fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) in people undergoing surveillance colonoscopy, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in C…
Learn MoreFollow-Up Colonoscopy Rates Low After Positive Stool-Based Test
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among an average-risk population, follow-up colonoscopy (FU-CY) rates are low after a positive noninvasive stool-based screening test (SBT) for colorectal cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 18 …
Learn MoreFollow-Up Colonoscopy Rates Low After Positive Stool-Based Test
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among an average-risk population, follow-up colonoscopy (FU-CY) rates are low after a positive noninvasive stool-based screening test (SBT) for colorectal cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 18 …
Learn MoreRisk for Advanced Neoplasm Low 10+ Years After Negative Colonoscopy
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The risk for advanced colorectal neoplasms (ADNs) 10 or more years after a negative screening colonoscopy is low, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Thomas Heisser, from …
Learn MorePD-1 Inhibitor Treatment Effective for Localized Mismatch Repair-Deficient CRC
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For localized mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) colorectal cancer (CRC), neoadjuvant programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor treatment is effective, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in the Journal of t…
Learn MoreChanges in Lifestyle Habits Linked to Colorectal Cancer Risk
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lifestyle habit changes are associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.Edoardo Botteri, Ph.D., from the Cancer Registr…
Learn MoreBlacks More Likely to Undergo Emergency Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are more likely to undergo emergency surgery for colorectal cancer, which is associated with worse short- and long-term outcomes, according to a study recently published in the Annals of Surge…
Learn MoreThree-Year Interval Feasible for Stool-Based CRC Screening in Low-Risk People
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A three-year interval for multitarget stool DNA (mt-sDNA) colorectal cancer (CRC) screening for those at average risk appears clinically appropriate, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in Cancer Prev…
Learn MorePersonalized Counseling May Overcome Non-Follow-Up After Positive FIT Test
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lack of knowledge and decision-making difficulties are associated with non-follow-up to positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT) results, according to a study published in the November/December issue of the Ann…
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