"The gold standard for colon cancer screening is colonoscopy because it can detect colon cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages and it can find and remove precancerous polyps before they have a chance to turn into cancer," said CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook. But...
Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer syndrome (HNPCC, Lynch syndrome) poses about a 40% lifetime risk for developing colorectal cancer; individuals with this syndrome are also at increased risk for urothelial cancer, endometrial cancer, and other less common cancers. Lynch syndrome is characterized by...
Risk stratification for colorectal cancer screening would allow us to use less expensive screening tests, such as sigmoidoscopy with or without fecal blood testing, on lower risk individuals, and reserve colonoscopy for those at higher risk. In this issue, Levitzky et al. validates a risk score ...
Objectives: Sigmoidoscopy screening and fecal occult blood (FOB) tests have been demonstrated as effective ways to reduce mortality from colorectal cancer. However, most studies of colorectal cancer screening and cancer mortality have not taken into consideration lifestyle factors that could account for...
SATURDAY, Feb. 24, 2024 (HeathDay News)—Colon cancer rates are on the rise among young Americans and Americans of color, so much so that the disease is now the leading cause of cancer death for men under 50 and the second most deadly cancer for women un
A simple home screening test for colon cancer can reduce the risk of dying from the disease by 33%, a new study shows.
Early screening is the best way to lower the risk of colorectal cancer. "The most effective screening method is via colonoscopy, which uses a camera to directly visualize the colon," said Dr. Eldredge. "Any polyps that are found can be removed." ...
highly curable when it is detected early enough. Colorectal cancer, or "colon cancer" for short, is a result of cancer cells that form in the lining of the colon (large intestine) or rectum. Timely screenings can detect colon polyps, which are abnormal growths that sometimes become cancer...
to an online tool that helps users decide among FIT, Cologuard, and colonoscopy. Eventually, thetoolwill connect users to physicians who can order a test, Sapienza said. Sponsors of the effort include Exact Sciences Corp and other manufacturers of products that detect and treat colon cancer. ...
Doubeni CA, Corley DA, Quinn VP, Jensen CD, Zauber AG, Goodman M, Johnson JR, Mehta SJ, Becerra TA, Zhao WK, Schottinger J, Doria-Rose VP, Levin TR, Weiss NS, Fletcher RH. Effectiveness of screening colonoscopy in reducing the risk of death from right and left colon cancer: a larg...