Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Insights into early-onset disease, impact of diabetes
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Push to #PrioritizeCRC: Advocacy group rallies to expand colorectal cancer screening
Every March, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is celebrated to raise awareness of the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. This year, the Fight CRC advocacy group is pushing Congress to prioritize cancer screening policies.
Metformin may reduce risk for overall cancer, GI malignancies, meta-analysis shows
The commonly used diabetes drug metformin may reduce risk for cancer, according to study results published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
VIDEO: Notable PFS improvement from nivolumab plus ipilimumab for colorectal cancer
In this video, Afsaneh Barzi, MD, PhD, discusses the results of the CheckMate 8HW study.
VIDEO: The best screening test for colorectal cancer is ‘the one that gets done’
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.
Blood-based test detects CRC with 83% sensitivity, ‘could help overcome’ screening barriers
A cell-free DNA blood-based test detected colorectal cancer with a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 90% for advanced neoplasia in an average-risk population, according to new data published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Q&A: Blue Lights Campaign spreads ‘urgency’ of message to screen for colorectal cancer
Over the past 10 years, the Blue Lights Campaign has illuminated in blue more than 30 iconic landmarks in Philadelphia and beyond to promote the importance of screening during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
VIDEO: With early-onset colorectal cancer cases on the rise, ‘everyone should be screened’
In this Healio video, Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil, emphasizes the importance of educating patients about colorectal cancer risk and screening all individuals at the “right age and at the right interval.”
Vitamin D, calcium supplementation in older women shows mixed long-term results
Calcium and vitamin D supplementation decreased cancer mortality among postmenopausal women after more than 2 decades of follow-up but increased CVD mortality, researchers found.
Study: Patients with history of incarceration less likely to receive preventive care
Patients with an incarceration history were less likely to receive preventive care, such as physical examinations, BP tests or cancer screenings, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.