Search results for "Colorectal cancer"
Tailored thresholds for FIT may increase colorectal cancer detection
Rates of cancer detection and the number of positive test results per cancer case detected varied significantly by age and sex, which suggests that modifying positivity thresholds by subgroups might optimize screening program performance.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/18/4.htm
18 Sep 2018
Mailing fecal immunochemical tests to patients due for colorectal cancer screening increased screening uptake
Compared with usual care clinics, intervention clinics had a significantly higher adjusted clinic-level proportion of participants who completed a mailed fecal immunochemical test, and more participants at intervention clinics than usual care clinics completed any colorectal cancer screening.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/14/4.htm
14 Aug 2018
Take a tiered approach to CVD
Primary care physicians' efforts are paying off as they promote primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, even in a time-pressed visit.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/take-a-tiered-approach-to-cvd.htm
1 Feb 2022
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/09/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Sep 2021
Warning on HCV treatments; more cancer drugs approved
This update also covers a warning that combination drugs can cause serious liver injury and approval of new drugs for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer that has progressed after other treatments.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/01/fda.htm
1 Jan 2016
Changes coming for colon cancer screening
Colonoscopies are an obvious target in the current push to decrease health care costs, given their expense and utilization, said experts at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago in May.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/colonoscopy.htm
1 Jul 2014
Internal Medicine Meeting 2016 goes to Washington
This issue covers topics such as colorectal cancer screening, the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, and management of stroke patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/editors.htm
1 Jun 2016
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for follow-up of abdominal pain
A 35-year-old woman is evaluated for follow-up of abdominal pain, which has prompted multiple emergency department visits. CT scans have revealed intussusception. Following a physical exam, what is the most likely diagnosis?
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/10/mksap-quiz-evaluation-for-follow-up-of-abdominal-pain.htm
1 Oct 2021
FIT may be useful for screening above-average-risk populations for colorectal cancer
A meta-analysis of 12 studies found that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) may be a viable alternative screening strategy for patients at increased risk for colorectal cancer, but the authors and an accompanying editorial noted that the quality of the evidence was low.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/27/4.htm
27 Jun 2017
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/07/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Jul 2021