Colorectal cancer risk assessment and precision approaches to screening: brave new world or worlds apart?

F Kastrinos, SS Kupfer, S Gupta - Gastroenterology, 2023 - Elsevier
Current colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations take a “one-size-fits-all”
approach using age as the major criterion to initiate screening. Precision screening that …

Effectiveness of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening on all-cause and CRC-specific mortality reduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Zheng, JJA Schrijvers, MJW Greuter, G Kats-Ugurlu… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is one of the most effective measures
to prevent CRC resulting in a decrease in CRC mortality. Mortality reduction (MR) from CRC …

Risk stratification for early-onset colorectal cancer using a combination of genetic and environmental risk scores: an international multi-center study

AN Archambault, J Jeon, Y Lin… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) among individuals aged younger
than 50 years has been increasing. As screening guidelines lower the recommended age of …

The emerging field of polygenic risk scores and perspective for use in clinical care

T Yanes, AM McInerney-Leo, MH Law… - Human molecular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Genetic testing is used widely for diagnostic, carrier and predictive testing in monogenic
diseases. Until recently, there were no genetic testing options available for multifactorial …

[HTML][HTML] Can polygenic risk scores contribute to cost-effective cancer screening? A systematic review

P Dixon, E Keeney, JC Taylor, S Wordsworth… - Genetics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Polygenic risk influences susceptibility to cancer. We assessed whether polygenic
risk scores could be used in conjunction with other predictors of future disease status in cost …

Polygenic risk prediction models for colorectal cancer: a systematic review

M Sassano, M Mariani, G Quaranta, R Pastorino… - BMC cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background Risk prediction models incorporating single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)
could lead to individualized prevention of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the added …

Risk‐stratified strategies in population screening for colorectal cancer

I Lansdorp‐Vogelaar, R Meester… - … Journal of Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been demonstrated to reduce CRC incidence and
mortality. However, besides such benefits, CRC screening is also associated with potential …

[HTML][HTML] Colorectal cancer screening in China: status, challenges, and prospects—China, 2022

H Chen, B Lu, M Dai - China CDC Weekly, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks third among the most commonly diagnosed cancers in
China. Despite proof that screening can decrease CRC incidence and mortality, there are …

The costs and benefits of risk stratification for colorectal cancer screening based on phenotypic and genetic risk: a health economic analysis

C Thomas, O Mandrik, CL Saunders… - Cancer Prevention …, 2021 - AACR
Population-based screening for colorectal cancer is an effective and cost-effective way of
reducing colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. Many genetic and phenotypic risk factors …

Risk assessment for hip and knee osteoarthritis using polygenic risk scores

B Sedaghati‐Khayat, CG Boer, J Runhaar… - Arthritis & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Polygenic risk scores (PRS) allow risk stratification using common single‐
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and clinical applications are currently explored for …