CRC Screening Recommended for Average-Risk Adults Age 50 to 75
CRC screening test should be selected based on discussion of benefits, harms, costs with patients.
Colorectal Cancer
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program Leads to Less Opioid Use After Colorectal Cancer Surgery
A retrospective chart review conducted after implementing an ERAS program demonstrated that improved patient education led to less use of opioids in the immediate postoperative period.
Cancer Screening Rates Lower Among Women With Diabetes
Rates for breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening lower compared with women without diabetes.
Improving Patient Selection for Re-Resection of Metastatic Disease in Colorectal Cancer
In this study, the most common sites of recurrence following first resection of colorectal liver metastases were the liver (51%) followed by the lung (41%).
Assessing Patterns of Adherence and Persistence With FTD + TPI and REG for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
This study investigated patient adherence and persistence with trifluridine/tipiracil combination and regorafenib regimens for metastatic colorectal cancer, and also addressed whether sequence of administration had an effect on patient adherence and persistence to the therapies.
Prediagnostic Colonoscopy Cuts Colorectal Cancer Death Risk
Mortality risk drops 17 percent with one colonoscopy before diagnosis, 45 percent with three colonoscopies.
Risk for Cancer Incidence, Mortality Increased With Psoriasis
Overall cancer mortality and mortality for liver, esophageal, pancreatic cancer up with severe psoriasis.
Colorectal Liver Metastasis Linked to Chronic Hepatitis B Infection Status
A retrospective analysis of more than 7000 patients found a potential association between colorectal cancer, hepatic metastasis, and chronic HBV status.
Low Cancer Suspicion Tied to Delay in CRC Referral in Primary Care
Presentation without alarm symptoms linked to long duration to referral in multivariable analysis.
Quality of Life Is Often Lower for Colorectal Cancer Survivors Than for Survivors of Other Cancers
Although cancer survivors report positive quality of life outcomes, patients with colorectal cancer tend to report dissatisfaction with their quality of life and at least one survivorship issue.
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