Bowel cancer screening rate drops for first time in 10 years
Bowel cancer screening participation has gone backwards for the first time since 2014, falling to 41% of eligible patients in the most recent reporting period.…
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Doubling up on stool-based tests catches more colorectal cancers: study
Carrying out two stool-based tests improves sensitivity and cuts the number of missed colorectal cancers, according to a UK study. Researchers compared the diagnostic performance…
Medical Must-See: Constipation signals a 6cm carcinoma
Constipation can often be traced back to changes in routine and diet, but for this US patient, it was a primary symptom of a previously…
GP intervention in bowel cancer screening is crucial, says expert
GPs are set to have a big impact on the nation’s bowel cancer screening rates as the latest Cancer Council campaign in partnership with the…
Fats linked to men’s bladder cancer risk
Data anaylsis shows the disease is higher in men who eat monounsaturated fatty acids and plant-based oils, but lower in women.
GP rapped for missing colorectal cancer red flags
The doctor failed to act on her dropping haemoglobin levels and to follow-up her stool test, according to the NZ health regulator.
Antibiotics link to colorectal cancer: study
'Less diversity of bacterial species' from antibiotic use could be behind the increased risk.
Prepare to be flooded by delayed colorectal cancer diagnoses, surgeons warn
Stage I cancer is being surpassed by stage II and III in COVID-19 aftermath, shows study.
Study suggests reason for red meat’s colorectal cancer risk
US researchers have identified for the first time an alkylating mutational signature in colon cells that can be linked to high meat consumption.
IBD-associated colorectal cancer ‘differs from sporadic CRC’
Among 31 IBD patients studied, no tumours were of the epithelial type, researchers report.
