Researchers have found that adding a deadline to bowel screening invitation letters boosted test returns, with the largest effect for a 2-week return deadline.
Mar 13, 2025
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Preventive screenings for cancer declined during the pandemic, with lockdowns, social distancing and COVID-19 surges keeping many from needing mammograms and colonoscopies.
Mar 6, 2025
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Cancer screenings can save lives by detecting cancer early, when treatment is most effective.
Feb 17, 2025
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Nonadherence to cancer screening varies by screening type and sex, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 9, 2025
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Early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) mortality rose in the United States over the past two decades, most notably in patients aged 20 to 44 years, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College ...
Oct 31, 2024
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Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have found that a specific subtype of a microbe commonly found in the mouth is able to travel to the gut and grow within colorectal cancer tumors. This microbe is also a culprit ...
Mar 20, 2024
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An incarceration history is associated with worse access to and receipt of health care, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in JAMA Health Forum.
Mar 2, 2024
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Wellness visits and preventive health screenings have not returned to prepandemic levels, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Health Forum.
Feb 3, 2024
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Screening for colon cancer reduces cancer rates by substantially more than previous analyses of randomized trials suggest, according to a study co-authored by an MIT economist that takes a new look at data from five trials.
Dec 19, 2023
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More than 10% of fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) used for routine colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in a safety-net health system contained unsatisfactory samples that could not be processed, according to a new study.
Nov 15, 2023
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