Cancer Prevention News

In a video exclusive, Paul Limburg, MD, Mayo Clinic, told Healio adherence rates for stool-based colorectal cancer screening and colonoscopy informed comparative effectiveness and the need for improved screening and follow-up adherence.

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted colorectal cancer screening programs around the world.

Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality decreased after implementation of a national fecal immunochemical test-based screening program in the Netherlands, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week.

The combination of fecal immunochemical test-based colonoscopy and fecal calprotectin detected advanced colorectal neoplasia, according to a presentation at Digestive Disease Week.

Incidence of cervical cancer declined as rates of other HPV-associated cancers increased significantly in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017, according to a population-based study of trends presented during the virtual ASCO Annual Meeting.

Despite historic lows in smoking prevalence, rates of cancer prevention and early detection remained suboptimal in the U.S. between 2018 and 2019, according to a study by researchers at American Cancer Society.

American Institute for Cancer Research awarded more than $1 million worth of grants to fund research designed to improve understanding of how diet, nutrition, physical activity and body weight affect cancer prevention and survivorship.

Progress in the non-endoscopic detection for Barrett’s esophagus may lead to increased identification of those at risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma, according to opinions published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Obesity increases the risk for developing cancer at 10 different sites, regardless of which adiposity-related markers are used, according to data presented at the European Congress on Obesity annual meeting.

I can’t attend a virtual or physical face-to-face medical meeting today without a presentation, panel discussion or even a poster on population health.