Equity of colorectal cancer screening: which groups have inequitable participation and what can we do about it? [PDF]
, 2011 The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) offers population-based screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) across Australia. The aims of this paper were to highlight the inequities in CRC screening in South Australia (SA) and the system-related ...
Javanparast, Sara +2 more
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In CRC Screening, Timing Is Almost Everything [PDF]
Gastroenterology, 2021 Anath Flugelman, Øyvind Holme
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.This nationwide study evaluated KRAS and NRAS mutations in 10 754 Turkish patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. The results revealed a mutation frequency of 51.1%, with 46.6% having KRAS mutations, 4.5% having NRAS mutations, and 48.5% being wild‐type for both.
Gozde Kavgaci +6 more
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Factors Influencing Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Thais in the U.S. [PDF]
, 2019 This study examined factors related to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening uptake among Thais in the United States. A total of 121 Thais between 50 and 75 years of age, who were married and living in southern California participated in the survey (mean age
Lee, Eunice +4 more
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Population screening for colorectal cancer means getting FIT:the past, present, and future of colorectal cancer screening using the fecal immunochemical test for hemoglobin (FIT) [PDF]
, 2014 Fecal immunochemical tests for hemoglobin (FIT) are changing the manner in which colorectal cancer (CRC) is screened. Although these tests are being performed worldwide, why is this test different from its predecessors?
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TRPM8 levels determine tumor vulnerability to channel agonists
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.TRPM8 is a Ca2+ permissive channel. Regardless of the amount of its transcript, high levels of TRPM8 protein mark different tumors, including prostate, breast, colorectal, and lung carcinomas. Targeting TRPM8 with channel agonists stimulates inward calcium currents followed by emptying of cytosolic Ca2+ stores in cancer cells.
Alessandro Alaimo +18 more
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A Multi-Level Fit-Based Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Managed Care Population. [PDF]
, 2018 IntroductionColorectal cancer (CRC) is a common but largely preventable disease with suboptimal screening rates despite national guidelines to screen individuals age 50-75.
Betlachin, Anna +7 more
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Clinical management of endoscopically resected pT1 colorectal cancer [PDF]
, 2018 Background Implementation of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs increases endoscopic resection of polyps with early invasive CRC (pT1). Risk of lymph node metastasis often leads to additional surgery, but despite guidelines, correct management ...
Angeletti, Stefano +11 more
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Cancer MedicinePurpose Investigating CRC screening rates and rurality at the county‐level may explain disparities in CRC survival in Georgia. Although a few studies examined the relationship of CRC screening rates, rurality, and/or CRC outcomes, they either used an ...
Meng‐Han Tsai +2 more
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Evidence‐based consumer choice: a case study in colorectal cancer screening
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2003 Objectives:To elicit community preferences for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening by faecal occult blood test (FOBT) using discrete choice modeling (DCM).
Glenn Salkeld +4 more
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