Colorectal cancer screenings in the United States increased between 6 percent and 8 percent and breast cancer screening rates increased up to 4 percent from 2012 and 2019 where local where paid sick leave was mandated. The analysis included workers who already had paid sick leave, meaning they were unlikely to decrease or increase cancer …
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Rates of colorectal cancer in certain parts of rural Alaska are up to two and a half times as high as the state average. Patients in those rural areas appear to be getting diagnosed so late that the cancers are well advanced before they are identified, according to a new report for the years from …
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Despite the practical benefits of computed tomography colonography (CTC) for colorectal cancer screening and its endorsement by multiple organizations, the federal government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has declined to cover this procedure by Medicare and Medicaid. A recent analysis of health interviews with nearly 14,000 Americans found that Blacks and Hispanics were nearly …
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Colorectal cancer screening prevalence remained low in 2018 among U.S. adults aged 50 to 54 years, especially among Hispanics and Asians. Screening guidelines recently changed to recommend starting at age 45 for those with an average risk of the cancer. “To anticipate some of the challenges implementing screening programs, we examined patterns of screening among …
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The 5-year survival for adults with early-onset colorectal cancer (diagnosed younger than age 50) improved for White, but not Black, Hispanic or Asian patients between 1992 and 2013, according to a new analysis. Researchers analyzed the medical records of more than 33,000 patients diagnosed between 1992 and 2013 and found that 5-year relative survival ranged …
Five-year survival rates for early-onset colorectal cancer improved over a 20-year period only among White patients, with no improvements for Black, Asian or Hispanic patients, according to a new study of 34,000 men and women. Early-onset colorectal occurs in adults younger than 50. “Our most stunning finding was that even over this 20-year span, Blacks …
Women who are screened for colorectal cancer before the age of 50 have a significantly reduced risk of the cancer compared to those who have no endoscopic screening or decide to initiate testing at age 50, according to a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital. Researchers found a 50 to 60 percent lower risk of …
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About one-third of the closest colorectal cancer screening facilities for Native Americans and Alaskan Natives was more than 200 miles away, according to a new study. The average distance for the two-thirds of facilities within 200 miles was about 80 miles. American Indian and Alaskan Natives have nearly three times higher incidence rates of colorectal …
Black patients wait longer for their diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer than White patients, according to a new study of US Black and white patients diagnosed between January 2019 and August 2020. Among patients who sought chemo or surgery, Black patients waited an average of eight days longer (67 days post-diagnosis) than White patients …
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Colorectal cancer disparities between Black and White adults were eliminated among members of a Northern California health care organization after it instituted a regionwide, structured colorectal cancer screening program. In 2009, the colorectal cancer death rate (per 100,000) was 54.2 for Black members and 32.6 for white members. By 2019, death rates had fallen by …
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