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June 21, 2023
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Next-generation Cologuard demonstrates improved colorectal cancer sensitivity, specificity

Next-generation Cologuard demonstrates improved colorectal cancer sensitivity, specificity

Next-generation Cologuard exhibited improved colorectal cancer specificity and sensitivity compared with results of the FDA registrational trial that led to approval of the noninvasive screening test, its manufacturer reported.

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June 05, 2023
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Study shows feasibility, potential benefits of lung cancer screening for nonsmokers

Study shows feasibility, potential benefits of lung cancer screening for nonsmokers

CHICAGO — A study that assessed the feasibility of lung cancer screening for certain nonsmokers yielded a higher invasive adenocarcinoma detection rate than the National Lung Screening Trial, which assessed screening for smokers who met key risk criteria.

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May 30, 2023
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Offering a blood test as a secondary option boosts CRC screening by nearly twofold

Offering a blood test as a secondary option boosts CRC screening by nearly twofold

Compared with reoffering colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical test alone, offering a blood test as a secondary option resulted in a nearly twofold increase in colorectal cancer screening in veterans who had declined first-line screening.

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May 25, 2023
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Cell-free DNA blood test ‘poised to have significant impact’ on CRC screening

Cell-free DNA blood test ‘poised to have significant impact’ on CRC screening

CHICAGO — A cell-free DNA blood-based test displayed 83% sensitivity for colorectal cancer detection and 90% specificity in an average-risk population, similar to the performance of current noninvasive screening options.

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May 24, 2023
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Colorectal cancer screening for ‘vulnerable’ patients higher in Medicaid expansion states

Colorectal cancer screening for ‘vulnerable’ patients higher in Medicaid expansion states

CHICAGO — Colorectal cancer screening rates at federally qualified health centers were significantly higher in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act vs. states that did not, according to data at Digestive Disease Week.

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May 22, 2023
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Moving the needle in CRC screening: Knowing better, doing better

Moving the needle in CRC screening: Knowing better, doing better

When we reflect on the overall impact of colorectal cancer screening over the past two decades, we see the result of a collaboration of physicians and organizations who joined forces to work toward one of our great public health successes.

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May 22, 2023
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Shifting trends in CRC demographics, severity prove you are ‘not too young to have cancer’

Shifting trends in CRC demographics, severity prove you are ‘not too young to have cancer’

Despite a decline in the overall incidence of colorectal cancer in the U.S., recent population-based data from the American Cancer Society show an alarming shift to younger age and more advanced disease at diagnosis.

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May 21, 2023
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Recognizing lung cancer screening barriers can increase number of eligible patients screened

Recognizing lung cancer screening barriers can increase number of eligible patients screened

WASHINGTON — A lung nodule detection program saw an increase in low-dose CT for Black and Hispanic individuals after addressing screening barriers, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

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May 19, 2023
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Information sheet after lung cancer screening results helpful, but discussion still needed

Information sheet after lung cancer screening results helpful, but discussion still needed

A commonly asked questions sheet addressing needs related to comprehension of lung cancer screening results was positively received by patients and clinicians, according to study results published in CHEST.

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May 17, 2023
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Q&A: Cervical cancer screening follow-up rates 'surprisingly low'

Q&A: Cervical cancer screening follow-up rates 'surprisingly low'

Cervical cancer screening rates are low across the board, but disparities for Black patients persist, according to researchers.

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