Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Higher fecal hemoglobin concentrations at baseline suggest a shorter repeat screening interval. Screening ...

A cancer diagnosis is never welcome news. But for certain types of cancers, a doctor’s confirmation can be a lifesaver.

Among more than 7.8 million CRC screenings, the share of patients aged 45 to 49 years jumped from 2.9% before the guideline changes to 17.8% afterward. The average monthly screenings for this younger ...

Blood-based screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) should only be used with patients who are not completing other endorsed screening options, according to a study. This study aimed to use a simulation ...

Over a 20-year period, colorectal cancer screening rates approximately doubled and mortality declined across all racial groups following systematic outreach. Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Data showed that colorectal cancer screening delays of 1 to 2 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic had minimal ...

Early diagnostic screening for colorectal cancer continues to be essential in reducing CRC-related mortality rate, according to Pharmacy Times. 1. CRC has a 64.4 percent five-year survival rate, but ...

A patient who had repeatedly refused routine screening for colorectal cancer (CRC), despite having lost his 80-year-old father to the disease, was again advised to undergo a colonoscopy at age 56. He ...

Older adults with limited life expectancy are just as likely to undergo colorectal cancer (CRC) screening as those with longer life expectancy, a new study shows. Researchers used national survey data ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the US, but it does not have to be. Prevention and early intervention can save lives. Screening prevents CRC by finding and ...

As colorectal cancer cases continue to grow in young patients nationwide, screening these patients continues to face setbacks. One major setback in CRC screening was the COVID-19 pandemic. Two small ...

Who should consider colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and why? CRC is a common and costly disease, largely of the elderly, with nearly 25% of cases diagnosed among patients aged 75-84 years, but the ...