Cancer Prevention News

WASHINGTON — An algorithm that uses electronic health record parameters identified glycemic evidence of new-onset diabetes in real time, which could lead to earlier detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, according to researchers.

WASHINGTON — Provider recommendation was a major influencer for colonoscopy screening for young adults at average risk for colorectal cancer, especially non-Hispanic Black patients, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week.

WASHINGTON — A time-trend analysis of colorectal cancer incidence over the past 20 years revealed an overall increase among individuals younger than 45 years, with a “disproportionate increase” among younger women vs. men.

AI could have the ability to answer some patient questions on cancer instead of clinicians, reducing clinician burdens and improving access to care, according to study results published in JAMA Oncology.

Most patients undergoing colonoscopy after diverticulitis had low risk for colorectal cancer, except those with complicated diverticulitis, whose risk was nearly four times greater than the screening population, according to research.

The gap in cancer mortality between Black and white individuals shrunk dramatically during the past 3 decades, according to a new report.

In this video from the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, describes a novel method of participatory research that improved HPV vaccine uptake in six Colorado pediatric practices.

Colorectal cancer incidence climbed 500% from 1999 to 2020 among children aged 10 to 14 years and 333% among adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, according to research presented at the Digestive Disease Week media briefing.

DESTIN, Fla. — Although the strongest predictor of malignancy in dermatomyositis is age, all adult patients should undergo cancer screening, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East annual meeting.

New testing options for colorectal cancer will likely expand access to screening, but they are not as reliable as a colonoscopy, according to experts.