CRC screening

Coordinated CRC Screening Outreach Found Effective in 2 Studies

Two new studies support the use of mailed fecal immunochemical colorectal cancer screening kits with follow-up to ...

MAY 16, 2025

6 Things to Know About Genetics in GI Cancers

As genetic testing becomes a defining aspect of cancer care prevention, treatment and recurrence monitoring, its ...

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

What Not to Do to Your Gut in 2025

To help your patients, here’s a top 10 list of things they should not be doing to their ...

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Evaluation of Computer-Aided Colonoscopy Polyp Diagnosis Shows Mixed Results

Computer-assisted diagnosis has the potential to improve identification of polyps in the distal but not proximal ...

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Second Colonoscopy Screening at 15 Years Still Protective

A recent study found no harm in extending the interval for repeat colonoscopy from 10 to 15 years in certain ...

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

FDA Approves Next-Gen mt-sDNA test, Cologuard Plus

The FDA has approved the next-generation of the multitarget stool DNA test Cologuard (Exact Sciences).

OCTOBER 9, 2024

AI-Based Patient Navigator Improves Colonoscopy Rates in Underserved Community

The use of a conversational artificial intelligence–based patient navigator doubled the colonoscopy ...

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Propofol Protocols, High-Risk Polyps and E-Learning

This month, I focus on non–anesthesiologist-administered propofol, high-risk colon polyps and e-learning that ...

AUGUST 16, 2024

FIT Reduces Deaths From Colorectal Cancer

Evidence is emerging for the power of fecal immunochemical testing to not only reduce colorectal cancer incidence ...

AUGUST 13, 2024

FDA Approves First Blood-Based CRC Screener

The FDA has approved the first blood test to screen for colorectal cancer, a cell-free DNA blood-based test called ...

JULY 31, 2024

Increased Cancer, Death Risks After Adenomas Found at Baseline

Long-term follow-up has documented a significantly increased incidence of CRC in patients with any adenomas on ...

JULY 25, 2024

Blood-Based CRC Screening Tests: AGA Reacts

Data emerging on blood-based testing for colorectal cancer have prompted questions from gastroenterologists and ...

MAY 23, 2024

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