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Given its high cost

Regorafenib Deemed Not Cost-Effective for Metastatic CRC

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Findings based on its use as third-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
Electronic health record-based triggers may cut time to diagnostic evaluation of colorectal and prostate cancer

EHR Triggers Cut Time to Diagnostic Cancer Evaluation

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Findings among veterans flagged for delayed diagnosis of prostate, colorectal cancer
Many patients receive surgical and medical oncology care from different hospitals

Oncology Care Often Received at Multiple Hospitals

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More than a third of colon cancer patients in study get care from different facilities
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has concluded that the benefits and harms of low-dose aspirin for prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer vary by patient age. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Sept. 14 by the USPSTF.

USPSTF Recommendations for Aspirin Use Vary by Age

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Recommended for some patients aged 50 to 59 years; insufficient evidence for those <50, ≥70
Dual-modality diffuse reflectance spectroscopy-fluorescence spectroscopy can differentiate tumor tissue from surrounding tissue in patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection

Dual-Modality DRS-FS Discerns Tumor From Surrounding Tissue

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Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy-fluorescence spectroscopy sensitive, specific in colorectal cancer
A minority of colorectal cancer survivors experience social distress

Social Distress ID’d in Minority of Colorectal Cancer Survivors

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Strongest predictor of social distress is having three or more long-term conditions
Regularly taking low-dose aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may lower long-term risk of colorectal cancer

Low-Dose Aspirin, Other NSAIDs May Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk

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Findings for consistent use over 5 or more years
A scoring system can stratify risk for advanced colorectal neoplasia in asymptomatic adults

Index Stratifies Risk for Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia

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Authors suggest scoring system may allow tailoring of screening methods in those at average risk
More than a third of colorectal cancers diagnosed in younger patients are caused by inherited gene mutations

35% of Colorectal Cancers in Patients Age ≤35 Are Genetic

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Study authors recommend that people diagnosed before age 35 get tested
People living in 94 counties spread across the lower Mississippi Delta region

Pockets of U.S. Have Excessive Colorectal Cancer Mortality

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Areas include parts of the Mississippi Delta, Appalachia, and eastern Virginia