cancer screening
Novel Stool-Based CRC Screening Test Yields Impressive Early Results
A stool-based test that combines biomarkers of CRC using an AI–driven algorithm showed high sensitivity for ...
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
High-Risk Groups Would Benefit From Gastric Cancer Screening
Although there's not universal screening for gastric cancer in the United States, high-risk groups deserve ...
MAY 17, 2024
New Hereditary Cancer Test Soon to Be Available in U.S.
A new way to screen for colorectal, gastric and pancreatic cancers will be available soon for use in the United ...
MARCH 12, 2024
Mailed FIT Yields Impressive CRC Screening Participation Rates in Health-System Study
A more proactive approach to CRC screening using FIT resulted in high participation and detection rates across a ...
MARCH 6, 2024
Zero Coinsurance for Screening Colonoscopy After Positive Stool Test Could Up Patient Life-Years
Cutting out coinsurance for patients undergoing colonoscopy after a positive stool test could improve patient ...
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Yield Not Always High, but Results Still Meaningful In Pancreatic Cancer Screening
Although the yield may be less than expected, pancreas screening can detect high-risk lesions in time for ...
JULY 17, 2023
Another Step Toward Blood-Based Screening for Colorectal Cancer
Simple, blood-based screening for colorectal cancer would greatly facilitate screening compliance, but to be ...
MARCH 16, 2022
Family History of Polyps Raises CRC Risk
A family history of colorectal polyps may provide important information to integrate into screening, according to ...
OCTOBER 4, 2021
COVID-19 Delays Breast, Colorectal Cancer Diagnoses
Investigators at Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego identified an increase in ...
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Anal Cancer Rates in U.S. Rose From 2001 to 2016
The incidence of anal cancer in the United States has increased since 2001 among people ages 50 years and older, ...
JUNE 18, 2021
Breath Analysis Fairly Accurate For Detecting Gastric Cancer
Breath testing has the potential to dramatically improve the efficiency of screening for gastric cancers, according ...
APRIL 12, 2021
A New Text Message Initiative to Support Colon Ca Patients
Gastroenterologist Brian Dooreck, MD, worked with cancer organizations to develop a text-message–based ...
DECEMBER 28, 2020
