Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Reduces Mortality
Reduction in all - cause mortality at 11 to 12 years using data from individual NORCCAP study cohorts (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - August 22, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Oncology, Pathology, Radiology, Journal, Source Type: news
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Reduces All-Cause Mortality Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Reduces All-Cause Mortality
A reanalysis of data reviewed for the USPSTF recommendations for colorectal cancer screening found that all-cause mortality was reduced with flexible sigmoidoscopy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
CRC screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces risk for death
(American College of Physicians) A re-analysis of all-cause mortality in the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) evidence review for colorectal cancer screening found that flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces risk for death. These findings suggest that the USPSTF guidelines for colorectal cancer screening, which concluded that no colorectal cancer screening methods reduced all-cause mortality, could be reassessed. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - August 21, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Less Beneficial in Older Women Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Less Beneficial in Older Women
Flexible sigmoidoscopy screening reduces the incidence of colorectal cancer and colorectal cancer mortality to a greater extent in men and younger women than in older women, according to a pooled analysis of randomized trials.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - January 24, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
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Source: MedicineNet Digestion General - November 4, 2016 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - July 26, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
New blood test for colon cancer screening: Questions remain
In April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new screening test for colorectal cancer, commonly referred to as colon cancer. This test is unique because it’s blood-based – meaning no more stool samples or the dreaded colonoscopy. Patients can have the test done as part of their annual blood tests, and they don’t have to think twice about it.
But what it lacks in discomfort it makes up for in inexactitude. This newly approved test is not as sensitive or as accurate as a colonoscopy or as a Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT), which can detect hidden blood in stool, potentially indicating colon cancer. ...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - July 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Celia Smoak Spell Tags: Cancer Health Health care Prevention Screening Source Type: news
This month ’s toughest USMLE Step 2 question to master
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Source: AMA Wire - June 28, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
This month’s toughest USMLE Step 2 question to master
Getting ready for the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 2 is no easy feat, but we’re sharing expert insights to help give you a leg up. Take a look at the exclusive scoop on this month’s most-missed USMLE Step 2 test prep question. Think you have what it takes to rise above your peers? Test your USMLE knowledge, and view an expert video explanation of the answer from Kaplan Medical.
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Source: AMA Wire - June 28, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
Can aspirin protect against cancer?
The other day, a fit 50-year-old man came to me for a visit to review his health. As we discussed his (generally good) efforts to take care of himself, he said, “I’ve been wondering if I should take an aspirin every day. I read somewhere that it can prevent cancer.”
As a clinician, I really love it when people come in with questions that stretch my thinking. I have a stock set of answers to the “does aspirin prevent heart disease” question, but I didn’t have an easy answer to the cancer prevention question. What were the data? What should I be recommending? Is it true for everyone? Or maybe just for some people...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - May 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lori Wiviott Tishler, MD, MPH Tags: Cancer Drugs and Supplements Health Heart Health Prevention Source Type: news
Colon Cancer Screening: What Are the Options?
By Stacy Simon No one looks forward to a colonoscopy, or the bowel prep that goes with it. But colon screening – testing to look for cancer before symptoms start – helps saves lives. Screening can find colon cancer early when it’s small and easier to treat, or even prevent it altogether. Colonoscopy, however, is just one of many tests that can be used to look for colon cancer. And doctors and researchers continue to develop new ones. Stool DNA test RESOURCES: How the American Cancer Society Fights Colon CancerColon Cancer Stories of Hope American Cancer Society screening guideline...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - March 12, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Colon/Rectum Cancer Prevention/Early Detection Source Type: news
ACR urges Congress to pass CT colonography coverage
Patient and provider groups are joining the American College of Radiology (ACR)...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
CTC excels in matchup with FIT, colonoscopy
Optical colonoscopy misses polyps detected on CTC
MDCT: Hopes high for CTC screening reimbursement
No cost difference between CTC, colonoscopy in elderly
Italian men shun flexible sigmoidoscopy for CTC (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 3, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Canadian Task Force Recommends Stool Testing Over Colonoscopy for ScreeningCanadian Task Force Recommends Stool Testing Over Colonoscopy for Screening
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) recommends against colonoscopy for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening of asymptomatic adults, favoring instead guaiac fecal occult blood testing (gFOBT), fecal immunochemical testing (FIT), or flexible sigmoidoscopy. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - February 23, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
New Canadian recommendation against colonoscopy for routine screening of colorectal cancer
(Canadian Medical Association Journal) Physicians should screen for colorectal cancer in asymptomatic, low-risk adults aged 50 to 74 years every two years using fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), or flexible sigmoidoscopy every 10 years, rather than colonoscopy, according to a new Canadian guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 22, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
USPSTF foils CT colonography screening again
In a draft recommendation released today, the U.S. Preventive Services Task...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
CTC cheaper than colonoscopy for Medicare patients
Optical colonoscopy misses polyps detected on CTC
MDCT: Hopes high for CTC screening reimbursement
No cost difference between CTC, colonoscopy in elderly
Italian men shun flexible sigmoidoscopy for CTC (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 6, 2015 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
