Tag: Cancer: Rectal
Omitting 5-FU Bolus Does Not Reduce Survival in Advanced Cancer
However, omission does result in reductions in neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
Breast Cancer Screening Attendance Helps Boost Other Cancer Screenings
Findings seen for women offered self-sampling kits for overdue cancer screenings
Blood Test Results Can Enhance Assessment of Cancer Risk
Blood test results enhance assessment of risk for patients presenting with nonspecific abdominal symptoms
Aspirin-Linked Reduction in CRC Risk Varies With Lifestyle Score
Greater absolute risk reduction seen in those with less healthy lifestyles
Study Looks at Effects of Reducing Intake of Processed Meat, Unprocessed Red Meat
30 percent reduction in processed meat intake would lead to 352,900 fewer occurrences of T2DM, 92,500 fewer occurrences of CVD
FIT Screening Cuts Risk of Death From Colorectal Cancer
Association between fecal immunochemical tests and lower CRC mortality risk seen across races
Lowering FIT Positivity Thresholds Improves Sensitivity, Specificity
Lowering FIT positivity threshold yields levels of sensitivity, specificity comparable to those reported for multitarget stool RNA testing
Offering Choice of CRC Screening Increases Completion Rates
Rate of CRC screening improved within six months for those offered FIT only or a choice of coloscopy or FIT
DDW: 1999 to 2020 Saw Rise in Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in People Under...
Increases of 333 percent in teens aged 15 to 19 years, 185 percent in those aged 20 to 24 years, 45 percent in those aged 40 to 44 years
Risk for Colorectal Cancer Is Low for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
Patients with diverticulitis as the only indication for colonoscopy were less likely to have colorectal cancer
