March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month!
Colorectal cancer is a disease of the colon or rectum, located at the digestive tract's lower end. (Sometimes it is called colon cancer, for short!) Although early cases often have no symptoms, they can be detected by screening. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that adults age 45 to 75 be screened for colorectal cancer.
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– LWWMotivations and Barriers Toward Implementation of a Rectal... : Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
This study aimed to evaluate the process of implementing a synoptic operative report.
– SpringerLinkEngagement and Adherence with a Web-Based Prehabilitation Program for Patients Awaiting Abdominal Colorectal Surgery - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Understanding the drivers of patient engagement and adherence is critical to developing and implementing preoperative optimization programs. The aim of this project is to determine whether existing health beliefs are associated with engagement and adherence in a home-based online prehabilitation program.
– FrontiersCo-Occurrence of Familial Non-Medullary Thyroid Cancer (FNMTC) and Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) Associated Tumors—A Cohort Study
The goal of this study was to analyze the potential clinical and molecular association between HNPCC and FNMTC.
– Analysis of Survival Among Adults With EarlyAnalysis of Survival Among Adults With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Despite widespread implementation of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, CRC continues to be in the top 5 leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States.1 The study by Cheng et al2 examines the survival benefit of early-onset (ie, age <50 years) CRC compared with diagnosis at age 51...
– Association of Social Risk and Social Support With Chemotherapy Use for Patients With Advanced CRCAssociation of Social Risk and Social Support With Chemotherapy Use for Patients With Advanced CRC
This survey study examines whether cumulative social risk is associated with lower receipt of chemotherapy among patients with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) and whether social support moderates this association.
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– Ensuring Benefits Are Realized by All
Colorectal Cancer Screening Starting at Age 45 Years—Ensuring Benefits Are Realized by All
The latest recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) represent a significant change in the scope of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening.1-3 For the first time, the USPSTF recommends initiating average-risk CRC screening at age 45 years, reduced from age 50 years in previous...
– Wiley Online LibraryPatient‐reported distress and age‐related stress biomarkers among colorectal cancer patients
Patient-reported distress is closely associated with psychosocial and physical needs experienced by colorectal cancer patients, while cortisol is limited in its association to certain needs and young...
– Wiley Online LibraryPartners’ engagement in surveillance among survivors of colorectal cancer: A qualitative study
This study generated new, clinically meaningful knowledge about the ways in which partners engage in patients’ surveillance. Opportunities to leverage partners as informal resources in surveillance i...