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Hepatic scar in fatty liver disease actively remodeled in advanced fibrosis,

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Diagnostic Yield of Lynch Syndrome Screening Drops With Age

July 10, 2019

Incremental diagnostic yield decreases substantially after 70 to 75 years; LS is rare after 80 years.

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More Nurse Practitioners Ordering Multi-Target Stool DNA Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening

By

Madeline Morr

June 21, 2019

Researchers sought to identify the impact NP screening for colorectal cancer using mt-sDNA testing.

For cold water thawing allow about 30 minutes per pound of turkey. Be sure the turkey is in a leak-proof plastic bag to prevent cross-contamination and to prevent the turkey from absorbing water, before submerging it in water. Change the water every 30 minutes and cook the turkey immediately after it is thawed.

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Nitrate Pollution of Tap Water May Cause Thousands of Cancer Cases

June 14, 2019

Annual nitrate-attributable cases of CRC, ovarian, thyroid, kidney, bladder cancer ranged from 2300 to 12,594.

Although there is no cure for arthritis, early diagnosis and appropriate management is important. Early use of disease-modifying drugs can affect the course of rheumatoid arthritis. Teach patients to describe any pain using specific words such as aching, searing, throbbing and stabbing.

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Early-Onset CRC Rising Fastest for Whites in Western States

June 3, 2019

Neither increases in prevalence of obesity nor heavy alcohol consumption correlated with CRC trends.

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Colorectal Cancer Incidence Increasing in Younger Adults

May 20, 2019

Despite overall decline or stabilization, increase seen for young adults in some high-income countries

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Financial Incentives May Not Boost Use of Mailed Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests

By

Rita Aghjayan

April 9, 2019

To determine the effects on colorectal cancer screening response rates, researchers compared various forms of financial incentives with the same monetary value.

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Assessing the Outcome of a Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach Strategy in Primary Care

By

Madeline Morr

February 13, 2019

Evaluation of a colorectal cancer (CRC) screening outreach strategy by mailed invitation for either fecal immunochemical test (FIT) or colonoscopy revealed that more primary care patients chose FIT, according to a study published in Preventive Medicine. Researchers conducted post-hoc analyses of data collected from a trial of CRC screening outreach. Patients who were not up-to-date with CRC screening…

Radiation exposure and cancer risk with CT screening

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Cancer Screening Nonadherence May Be Associated With Increase in Overall Mortality

By

Rita Aghjayan

January 22, 2019

Nonadherence to protocol screenings in a screening trial for multiple cancers may be linked to higher overall mortality, excluding mortality due to cancers studied in the trial.

Colorectal cancer patient with shortness of breath.

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Anemia Criteria Assist Decision on Type of Colorectal Cancer Screen

January 4, 2019

Risk for proximal cancers low among patients without broad-definition anemia and/or abdominal mass.

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Negative Colonoscopy Findings Linked to Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Related Deaths

By

Rita Aghjayan

January 4, 2019

Compared with unscreened individuals, a colonoscopy with normal findings may be linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer deaths for more than 12 years.