Screening and early detection
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Positive FIT? Don’t Skip the Colonoscopy!
Among 45,598 adults with a positive fecal immunochemical test, 17,727 had a colonoscopy within a year. After matching patients on recorded characteristics, colonoscopy completion was associated with lower…
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Colonoscopy linked to 25% lower CRC hazard at ages 75–79
In a Korean retrospective cohort, adults aged 75 to 79 who had colonoscopy had a lower observed rate of newly diagnosed colorectal cancer than matched adults who did…
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Colorectal screening uptake among people with HIV pooled at 43%
This meta-analysis combined 22 studies and estimated that 43% of older adults living with HIV had undergone colorectal cancer screening. Detection rates at screening endoscopy were similar to…