Screening and prevention of colorectal cancer

P Kanth, JM Inadomi - Bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Mortality from colorectal cancer is reduced through screening and early detection; moreover,
removal of neoplastic lesions can reduce cancer incidence. While understanding of the risk …

Interventions to improve follow-up of positive results on fecal blood tests: a systematic review

K Selby, C Baumgartner, TR Levin… - Annals of internal …, 2017 - acpjournals.org
Background: Fecal immunochemical testing is the most commonly used method for
colorectal cancer screening worldwide. However, its effectiveness is frequently undermined …

Colorectal cancer statistics, 2020

RL Siegel, KD Miller, A Goding Sauer… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United
States. Every 3 years, the American Cancer Society provides an update of CRC occurrence …

Cost-effectiveness and national effects of initiating colorectal cancer screening for average-risk persons at age 45 years instead of 50 years

U Ladabaum, A Mannalithara, RGS Meester, S Gupta… - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The American Cancer Society has recommended initiating colorectal
cancer (CRC) screening at age 45 years instead of 50 years. We estimated the cost …

Long-term effectiveness of faecal immunochemical test screening for proximal and distal colorectal cancers

HM Chiu, GHH Jen, YW Wang, JCY Fann, CY Hsu… - Gut, 2021 - gut.bmj.com
Objective To measure the effects of faecal immunochemical test (FIT) for colorectal cancer
(CRC) screening on overall and site-specific long-term effectiveness of population-based …

Mailed fecal immunochemical test outreach for colorectal cancer screening: summary of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention–sponsored summit

S Gupta, GD Coronado, K Argenbright… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Uptake of colorectal cancer screening remains suboptimal. Mailed fecal immunochemical
testing (FIT) offers promise for increasing screening rates, but optimal strategies for …

Impact of COVID-19 on colorectal cancer disparities and the way forward

S Balzora, RB Issaka, A Anyane-Yeboa… - Gastrointestinal …, 2020 - Elsevier
In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the US Surgeon
General advised all hospitals and ambulatory care centers to delay nonurgent medical …

Racial disparities and sex differences in early-and late-onset colorectal cancer incidence, 2001–2018

JL Petrick, LE Barber, S Warren Andersen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates have increased in younger individuals
worldwide. We examined the most recent early-and late-onset CRC rates for the US …

Effect of colonoscopy outreach vs fecal immunochemical test outreach on colorectal cancer screening completion: a randomized clinical trial

AG Singal, S Gupta, CS Skinner, C Ahn, NO Santini… - Jama, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) outreach is more effective than
colonoscopy outreach for increasing 1-time colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, but long …

Diagnostic and therapeutic delays in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

A Rao, NE Rich, JA Marrero, AC Yopp… - Journal of the National …, 2021 - jnccn.org
Background: Delays in diagnosis and treatment have been reported for many cancers, with
resultant stage migration and worse survival; however, few data exist in patients with …