1st blood test to detect colorectal cancer approved by FDA

With March being National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, there’s never been a better time to screen for the disease. CRC ...
Healio

CRC screening based on fecal hemoglobin levels could reduce other testing by up to 49%

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Higher fecal hemoglobin concentrations at baseline suggest a shorter repeat screening interval. Screening ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Low Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Adults Aged 45-49 Years in the US, 2023

Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been recommended for US adults aged 45 to 49 years. This study examined the rate and predictors of CRC screening in 202 ...
Healio

CRC screening delays due to COVID-19 most severely impact those aged at least 65 years

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Data showed that colorectal cancer screening delays of 1 to 2 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic had minimal ...
Becker's ASC

ACG revises CRC screening guidelines, supports starting screening at 45 for average-risk patients, doesn’t recommend blood-based screening test

ACG posed several key questions and developed practical recommendations for practice providers. The recommendations were crafted through a focused literature search and supplemented by existing ...
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH)

Using wastewater for population-level colorectal cancer surveillance: a future research agenda

Background Individual screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is typically performed through either direct clinical examination ...
clinicaladvisor.com

Programmatic CRC Screening Cuts Mortality and Narrows Racial Disparities Over 20 Years

Over a 20-year period, colorectal cancer screening rates approximately doubled and mortality declined across all racial groups following systematic outreach. Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates ...
Medscape

Study Reveals Potentially Unnecessary CRC Screening in Older Adults

Older adults with limited life expectancy are just as likely to undergo colorectal cancer (CRC) screening as those with longer life expectancy, a new study shows. Researchers used national survey data ...
Becker's ASC

Physicians grapple with pandemic’s effects on CRC screening

As colorectal cancer cases continue to grow in young patients nationwide, screening these patients continues to face setbacks. One major setback in CRC screening was the COVID-19 pandemic. Two small ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

CRC Screening Should Be Continued in Older Patients Who Smoke, Have History of Disease

A study found significant incidence of advanced neoplasia in patients who had a colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer (CRC) when aged more than 75 years. The incidence of CRC is known to ...
News-Medical.Net

Study explores if wastewater can track colorectal cancer at population level

A proof-of-concept study shows that cancer-linked RNA can be detected in wastewater, raising the possibility of tracking colorectal cancer patterns across communities without relying on individual ...