News tagged with colorectal cancer screening
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Fecal immunochemical testing best and most cost-effective method for screening for colorectal cancer
a test that detects blood in the stool, has high sensitivity and specificity, and might improve participation rates through increased patient acceptability—reduces the risk of colorectal cancer and colorectal cancer ...
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Not all doctors follow cancer screening guidelines
Only one-fifth of primary care physicians in the US follow practice guidelines for colorectal cancer screening for all the tests they recommend, according to Dr. Robin Yabroff from the National Cancer Institute and her colleagues. ...
Oct 14, 2010 |
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The Medical Minute: Screening can prevent colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer among men and women in the United States. For nonsmokers, colorectal cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer mortality for both men and women.
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Researchers find that sociodemographic characteristics are related to a patient's willingness to participate in cancer s
(Boston)- Boston University School of Medicine's (BUSM) researchers have found that sociodemographic characteristics are related to a patients' willingness to participate in cancer screenings. They found this was more important ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Panel calls for reducing colorectal cancer deaths by striking down barriers to screening
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Despite evidence and guidelines supporting the value of screening for this disease, rates of screening for colorectal cancer are ...
Feb 04, 2010 |
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Virtual colonoscopy an effective colorectal cancer screening exam in Medicare age patients
Computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, remains effective in screening older patients for colorectal cancer (CRC), produces low referral for colonoscopy rates similar to other screening ...
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Cost-savings of colorectal cancer screening as treatment costs increase
Investing in some colorectal cancer screening programs could cut future, more expensive treatment costs in half, according to a new study published online September 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The on ...
Sep 24, 2009 |
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How to increase colonoscopy attendance?
In view of low attendance rate for colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer (CRC), it is necessary to establish effective intervention methods to increase colonoscopy compliance. Many studies have reported that subjective ...
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Cost-effective strategy to screen second primary colorectal cancers in cancer survivors
To suggest a feasible economic strategy for second primary colorectal cancer screening of cancer survivors in Korea, A research group constructed a decision-analytic model, compared cost-effectiveness results of cancer screening ...
Jul 16, 2009 |
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