Colon Cancer / 23.12.2024

If you have irregular bowel movements, blood in your stool, weight loss, black stool, pain or other gastrointestinal changes or issues, please see your health care provider as soon as possible. The  US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)  recommends most individuals should start regular colon cancer screening at age 45, earlier if there is a family history of colon cancer or polyps, a history of bowel disease, symptoms or at your provider's recommendation. link-colon-polyps-and-cancer.jpg Colon and colorectal cancer are among the top types of cancer diagnoses worldwide - with countless patients across the globe being diagnosed with either of the two according to data from top health authorities. The cause behind the two? Abnormal cell growth in the colon or rectum. This growth is called a polyp.   And did you know that learning about key facts about polyps and colorectal cancer can save your life? Education is power. Take charge of your colon health by providing yourself with useful information about the aforementioned subject with the pointers below. (more…)
Author Interviews, Breast Cancer, JAMA, USPSTF / 01.05.2024

MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Wanda K. Nicholson, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A. Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Professor of Prevention and Community Health Milken Institute School of Public Health George Washington University Dr. Nicholson was appointed chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in March 2024. She served as vice chair from March 2022 to March 2024 and as a member of the Task Force from January 2009 through December 2013. MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Breast cancer is the second most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer deaths for women in the U.S. After reviewing the latest science, the Task Force recommends screening all women for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40 and continuing through age 74. This new approach has the potential to save nearly 20 percent more lives from breast cancer and has even greater potential benefit for Black women, who are much more likely to die from breast cancer. (more…)
Author Interviews, Cancer Research, Colon Cancer, JAMA, USPSTF / 26.05.2021

MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Martha Kubik, Ph.D., R.N. Professor and Director School of Nursing College of Health and Human Services George Mason University MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, yet about a quarter of people ages 50 to 75 have never been screened for this devastating disease. Fortunately, we know that screening for colorectal cancer is effective and saves lives. New science about colorectal cancer in people younger than 50 years old has enabled us to expand our previous guidelines to recommend that all adults ages 45 to 75 be screened for colorectal cancer to reduce their risk of dying from this disease.  (more…)