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Some Older Adults Find an Age Cutoff For Colon Cancer Screenings ‘Unacceptable’—Here’s Why Doctors Say It Exists
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December , 2024 Source:Some Older Adults Find an Age Cutoff For Colon Cancer Screenings ‘Unacceptable’—Here’s Why Doctors Say It Exists
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Bowel cancer warning signs and screening recommendations.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 18, 2024 Source:Bowel cancer warning as woman diagnosed with stage 4 says everyone should know these unusual symptoms
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Sunday House Call, #790, May 16, 2021: A different clot than is in the news but no less than a novel treatment that can help thousands.
Topics today include: An NEJM published study looked at excision of the left atrial appendage to reduce the risk of stroke in anticoagulated individuals. It did meet its end points with an absolute risk reduction of 2.2 per cent decreasing from 7.0 (control) to 4.8 percent over 3.8 year average for people of average age…
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Many not getting colon cancer screening when they should. Half of all colorectal cancer diagnosed in Canada are too late for effective treatment. Screening starts at 50 for those with no family history.
Health Headlines Commentary for June 13, 2018 Source: Half of colorectal cancers diagnosed too late for effective treatment: study Reference: Canadian Cancer Statistics, 2018
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New noninvasive screening test for colorectal cancer submitted to FDA for approval
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 20, 2014 Source: Noninvasive colorectal cancer screening tool shows unprecedented detection rates Reference: Thomas F. Imperiale, David F. Ransohoff, Steven H. Itzkowitz, Theodore R. Levin, Philip Lavin, Graham P. Lidgard, David A. Ahlquist, Barry M. Berger. Multitarget Stool DNA Testing for Colorectal-Cancer Screening. New England Journal of Medicine, 2014; 140319083230003 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1311194