Colonoscopy vs. the Fecal Immunochemical Test: Which is Best?

DJ Robertson, DK Rex, O Ciani, MF Drummond - Gastroenterology, 2024 - Elsevier
While there is no debate around the effectiveness of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in
reducing disease burden, there remains a question regarding the most effective and cost …

Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the timing of surgical triage, tumor stage, and therapy of patients with colon carcinoma

F Speichinger, AK Berg, A Stoyanova, I Pozios… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose With the onset of the COVID pandemic in Germany in March 2020, far-reaching
restrictions were imposed that limited medical access for patients. Screening examinations …

Does screening colonoscopy have a future in the United States?

DK Rex, U Ladabaum, JC Anderson… - Clinical …, 2023 - cghjournal.org
The publication of the interim results of the NordICC trial 1, which compares an invitation to
screening colonoscopy vs. usual care (no invitation to screening), made headlines in the …

Impact of the serrated pathway on the simulated comparative effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening tests

RGS Meester, U Ladabaum - JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Colorectal cancers (CRCs) arise from adenomas, which can produce
fecal occult blood and can be detected endoscopically, or sessile serrated lesions (SSLs) …

[HTML][HTML] Screening of colorectal cancer: Methods and strategies

Z Liao, JT Guo, F Yang, SP Wang… - World Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer (CRC) has high incidence and mortality rates, and the emergence and
application of CRC screening have helped us effectively control the occurrence and …

The ideal screening test is the test that is done

E Dekker, MCW Spaander - Gastroenterology, 2023 - gastrojournal.org
Morbidity and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) is high in the Western world. 1 Early
detection by screening programs may reduce this burden significantly, but only if the …

Challenges to the Fecal Occult Blood Test: Where Is the Way Forward?

C Wang, S Zhao, Y Bai - Gastroenterology, 2023 - gastrojournal.org
Conceptualization, CLW and SBZ; investigation, CLW; resources, SBZ; 45 writing—original
draft preparation, CLW; writing—review and editing, CLW 46 and SBZ; supervision, SBZ and …

Thoughts during my last colonoscopy

SJ Winawer - iGIE, 2024 - Elsevier
The day started off with my usual busy endoscopy schedule. By late afternoon, I began my
last colonoscopy. Martin (fictious) was 72 years old, in good health with no GI symptoms, in …

Projected colorectal cancer incidence and mortality based on observed adherence to colonoscopy and sequential stool-based screening

RGS Meester, I Lansdorp-Vogelaar… - Official journal of the …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: MIcrosimulation SCreening ANalysis (MISCAN) model using observed
sequential screening adherence, HSgFOBT positivity, and diagnostic-colonoscopy …

Commentary: Liquid Biopsy for Average-Risk Colorectal Cancer Screening

DA Lieberman, A Shaukat, FP May… - Clinical …, 2024 - cghjournal.org
Despite well-known benefits and clear evidence of programmatic effectiveness in the
average-risk population, colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in the United States remains …