Family history is strongly associated with colorectal cancer risk. We describe the rationale, evidence and recommendations for colorectal cancer screening by family history for people without a genetic syndrome, as reported in the 2017 revised Australian guidelines. Main recommendations: Based on 10鈥恲...
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In colorectal cancer screening programs, one Danish study reported short-term and long-term psychosocial consequences of receiving a FP or diagnosis of polyps compared to a negative screening result using a condition-specific questionnaire [25]. There was no evidence of negative impacts from ...
54 Adjustment for aspirin use was made for oesophageal and colorectal cancer.55 Adjustment for history of bowel, breast and prostate screening was made for colorectum, breast and prostate cancer, respectively. All potential confounders except sex had a missing indicator category. A test of the ...
it’s more I would like to have things pop up saying patient’s eligible for bowel cancer screening, mammogram. I think that—Then if I click on [QCancer], it says, look, a woman of 45, put in the family history. This is her risk. This is how she should be screened’. GP-A ...
living with multimorbidity adds to disability burden. This is also true for cancers with a higher incidence in older age groups (e.g. prostate cancer); despite improvements in screening and early detection, the burden of comorbid conditions at diagnosis is likely to contribute to poorer health an...
Cancer Causes & Control 23 , 1853-1864 /Ait Ouakrim D, Lockett T, Boussioutas A, Keogh L, Flander LB, Winship I, et al. Screening practices of Australian men and women categorized as "at or slightly above average risk" of colorectal cancer. Cancer Causes Control. 2012; 23(11):1853-...
Cancer Causes and ControlAit Ouakrim D, Lockett T, Boussioutas A, Keogh L, Flander LB, Winship I, et al. Screening practices of Australian men and women categorized as "at or slightly above average risk" of colorectal cancer. Cancer Causes Control. 2012; 23(11):1853-64....
Ait Ouakrim D, Lockett T, Boussioutas A, Keogh L, Flander LB, Winship I, Giles GG, Hopper JL, Jenkins MA: Screening practices of Australian men and women categorized as “at or slightly above average risk” of colorectal cancer. Cancer Causes Control 2012, 23 (11):1853–1864....
Attitudes of Western Australian general practitioners to colorectal cancer screening. Med J Aust. 2006;185(4):237.Turner GB, Chin MW, Foster NM, Emery J, Forbes GM: Attitudes of Western Australian general practitioners to colorectal cancer screening. Medical Journal of Australia 2006, 185(4):...