Cancer Prevention News

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

The 10-year interval between screening colonoscopies “could potentially be extended” to 15 years among patients without a family history of colorectal cancer and negative findings for CRC at the first colonoscopy, researchers reported.

Hepatocellular carcinoma screening in at-risk patients was linked to reduced mortality after accounting for lead-time and length-time biases, as well as improved early tumor detection and treatment, according to data in JAMA Network Open.

In a Healio video exclusive, Shria Kumar, MD, MSCE, discusses how community-based eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection may reduce the risk for gastric cancer in historically underrepresented communities and other vulnerable groups.

School entry requirements are associated with increases in HPV vaccine coverage among adolescents in the United States, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

A quality performance measure that tracks follow-up colonoscopy rates within 6 months of an abnormal stool-based screening test was feasible and had a median reliability of 94.5% across health care organizations, according to researchers.

A multivariable risk prediction model “may be useful” for prioritizing patients at highest risk for colorectal cancer and awaiting surveillance colonoscopy when demand for the procedure is high, according to research in Gastro Hep Advances.

The commonly used diabetes drug metformin may reduce risk for cancer, according to study results published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Despite being considered a fairly rare disease, the incidence of anal cancer has doubled over the last 30 years, with the American Cancer Society estimating approximately 10,540 new cases and 2,190 related deaths in 2024.

In this Healio video exclusive, Sudha Pandit, MD, reports that the survival rate for colorectal cancer “is over 91%” if caught early, an important reminder during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.