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Multitarget Stool DNA Test Has Higher Sensitivity for CRC Than FIT

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 – A next-generation multitarget stool DNA test has higher sensitivity for colorectal cancer and advanced precancerous lesions than fecal immunochemical testing (FIT),...

Childhood Cancer Survivors Often Not Adherent to Surveillance Tests

MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – Many childhood cancer survivors do not adhere to recommended surveillance, according to a study published online March 11 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical...

Racial Disparities Seen for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Outcomes

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 – Treatment outcomes for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) are less favorable for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black patients versus non-Hispanic White patients, according...

Additional Benefit Seen for Colonoscopy Versus Sigmoidoscopy

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – There may be a limited additional colorectal cancer (CRC) screening benefit for colonoscopy compared with sigmoidoscopy, according to a study published online Feb. 29 in...

Fecal Occult Blood Testing Tied to Reduction in Colorectal Cancer Mortality

MONDAY, March 4, 2024 – Routine screening with fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is associated with a decrease in colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality, according to a study published online Feb. 27...

Junk Food Ups Colon Cancer Risk, But Most Americans Don't Know It

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Junk food increases people’s risk of colon cancer, as well as alcohol, lack of exercise and obesity. Unfortunately, many Americans don’t know about these risk factors for col...

Multitarget Fecal Immunochemical Test Increases Detection of Advanced Adenoma

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – The multitarget fecal immunochemical test (mtFIT), which measures hemoglobin, calprotectin, and serpin family F member 2, yields higher detection of advanced adenoma than...

Colon Cancer Under 50: Know Your Risks and How to Prevent It

SATURDAY, Feb. 24, 2024 (HeathDay News) – Colon cancer rates are on the rise among young Americans and Americans of color, so much so that the disease is now the leading cause of cancer death for...

Drug That Treats Cocaine Addiction May Curb Colon Cancer

FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 (HealthDay news) – A drug first developed to treat cocaine addiction might also help slow the spread of advanced colon cancer, a new study suggests. The drug vanoxerine appears...

New Stool Test May Spot More Colon Cancers Sooner

MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Dutch researchers have developed a new stool test that appears to detect colon polyps better than the current test does. "The current test performs well, but leaves room for...

New Treatment Approach Good News for People Battling Rectal Cancers

MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – Rectal cancer often involves surgeries that can lead to a debilitating loss of bowel function for patients. However, new research suggests that a less aggressive approach to...

Overall Decline in Cancer Deaths Expected in Europe in 2024

FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Overall, cancer deaths in Europe are expected to decline in 2024, but an increase in colorectal cancer (CRC) is expected in younger adults, according to a study published...

ctDNA-Based Detection of Residual Disease Prognostic for Resected CRC

MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – For patients with radically resected, stage II to IV colorectal cancer (CRC), circulating tumor (ct)DNA-based detection of molecular residual disease (MRD) in response to...

Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality Rates Decreased From 2000 to 2020

THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – From 2000 to 2020, U.S. age-adjusted cancer mortality rates decreased significantly, but racial and ethnic disparities persisted for certain cancers, according to a...

U.S. Cancer Death Rates Are Falling, But News Isn't All Good

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 – Cancer deaths continue to decline in the United States, with more than 4 million deaths prevented since 1991, a new report shows. But more people are developing cancers...

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