#VisualAbstract Screening for Helicobacter Pylori to Prevent Gastric Cancer with Fecal Immunochemical Tests
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#VisualAbstract: Occult Blood in Feces Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Myocardial Infarction
1. Positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT) results were associated with increased incidences of ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, and all-cause mortality. ...
Quick Take: Diagnostic Yield of One-Time Colonoscopy vs One-Time Flexible Sigmoidoscopy vs Multiple Rounds of Mailed Fecal Immunohistochemical Tests in Colorectal Cancer Screening
The most common colorectal cancer (CRC) screening methods are colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS), and fecal immunochemical testing (FIT). The diagnostic ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind August 19, 2019
Pregnancy duration and endometrial cancer risk: nationwide cohort study Full-term pregnancies are strongly associated with a reduced risk of endometrial ...
Evidence suggests that patient navigators and provider reminders may improve follow-up after positive fecal blood test
1. Interventions including patient navigators and provider reminders may be associated with improved follow-up for positive fecal blood tests. 2. ...
Adding postpolypectomy surveillance to fecal immunochemical testing is not cost-effective
1. Fecal immunochemistry testing (FIT) screening alone reduced mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC). 2. Adding postpolypectomy surveillance colonoscopy was not ...
Outreach increases colorectal cancer screening among underserved
Image: PD Instruments used in endoscopy 1. Compared with usual care, fecal immunochemical test (FIT) outreach tripled colorectal cancer (CRC) screening ...