Young Rectal Cancer Patients Are Typically Women, White Young Rectal Cancer Patients Are Typically Women, White
Researchers are baffled by the annual increases in rates of rectal cancer seen in people younger than 50 years.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
American Cancer Society Advises Colon Screenings Should Begin at 45, Not 50
NEW YORK (AP) — New guidelines released Wednesday recommend U.S. adults start colon cancer screening earlier, at age 45 instead of 50.
The American Cancer Society's advice puts it out of sync with guidelines from an influential government advisory group, which kept the age at 50 in an update two years ago.
Cancer society officials acknowledge the shift to 45 could cause confusion for doctors and patients but felt strongly that they needed to act now. The advocacy group was influenced by its study, published last year, that found rising rates of colon cancer and deaths in people younger than 50. Experts aren't sure why th...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - May 31, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Tags: Patient Care News Source Type: news
American Cancer Society Advises Colon Screenings Should Begin at 45, Not 50
NEW YORK (AP) — New guidelines released Wednesday recommend U.S. adults start colon cancer screening earlier, at age 45 instead of 50.
The American Cancer Society's advice puts it out of sync with guidelines from an influential government advisory group, which kept the age at 50 in an update two years ago.
Cancer society officials acknowledge the shift to 45 could cause confusion for doctors and patients but felt strongly that they needed to act now. The advocacy group was influenced by its study, published last year, that found rising rates of colon cancer and deaths in people younger than 50. Experts aren't sure why th...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - May 31, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Tags: Patient Care News Source Type: news
American Cancer Society Advises Colon Screenings Should Begin at 45, Not 50
NEW YORK (AP) — New guidelines released Wednesday recommend U.S. adults start colon cancer screening earlier, at age 45 instead of 50.
The American Cancer Society's advice puts it out of sync with guidelines from an influential government advisory group, which kept the age at 50 in an update two years ago.
Cancer society officials acknowledge the shift to 45 could cause confusion for doctors and patients but felt strongly that they needed to act now. The advocacy group was influenced by its study, published last year, that found rising rates of colon cancer and deaths in people younger than 50. Experts aren't sure why th...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - May 31, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Tags: Patient Care News Source Type: news
Colorectal cancer screenings should start at age 45, new guidelines say
New guidelines say most people should start colorectal cancer screenings earlier. The American Cancer Society says testing for men and women at average risk should begin at age 45 instead of 50. The change comes in response to a 51 percent rise in colon and rectal cancers since 1994 in adults younger than 50. CBS News chief medical correspondent and gastroenterologist Dr. Jon LaPook joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the guidelines. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - May 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Updated guidelines for colorectal cancer screening
The American Cancer Society has announced updated guidelines as to when most folks should begin being screened for colon and rectal cancer. Colon and rectal cancer kills thousands of people every year.? In fact, it's the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. The updated recommendations are that adults at average risk should [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 31, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
WATCH: New guidelines for colonoscopy screenings lower age to 45 from 50
The American Cancer Society released new guidelines for rectal cancer screening. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - May 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
New guidelines for colonoscopy screenings lower age to 45 from 50
The American Cancer Society released new guidelines for rectal cancer screening. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - May 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Colon and rectal cancer screenings should start at 45, new guidelines say
If you're in your mid-40s and haven't had your colon checked, it might be time. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Halt in Production of Codman Pump Leaves Questions
MSKCC ’s Dr. Nancy Kemeny discusses the impact of a company ' s decision to halt manufacture of a pump used to treat liver mets from colon and rectal cancers. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - May 22, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Nancy E. Kemeny, MD Tags: Colorectal Cancer Gastrointestinal Cancer News Source Type: news
Use of cfDNA to Predict Treatment Failure in Rectal Cancer Use of cfDNA to Predict Treatment Failure in Rectal Cancer
Can circulating cell-free DNA facilitate individualized therapy for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer?Annals of Oncology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news
Limiting Chemo to High-Risk Rectal Cancer Called Feasible
(MedPage Today) -- Approach that includes MRI-based selection didn ' t boost local recurrence rates (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - May 17, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Adjuvant Chemotherapy Key to Improving OS in Rectal Cancer
Retrospective study shows 30 patients need to be treated with adjuvant therapy to prevent a death at 3 years. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - May 14, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Leah Lawrence Tags: Colorectal Cancer News Source Type: news
Many patients with rectal cancer may not need chemoradiotherapy
(Wiley) It's unclear whether all patients with advanced rectal cancer need chemoradiotherapy, or whether some can forego the treatment and therefore be spared its side effects. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 11, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
