Marcy Duncan hadn t fully healed from her surgery for stage I breast cancer. She expected to discuss radiation and other next treatment steps. But her doctor raised a more serious concern.
Researchers have identified biomarkers, alongside clinical risk factors, that may provide better cancer risk assessment and identify individuals who should be screened.
A large Dutch registry study spanning 22 years shows changes to the gut microbiomes of people who develop precancerous colonic lesions, suggesting a potential role in the early detection of CRC.
Conflicting guidance about when to start CRC screening puts ambiguities about the optimal screening age front and center and has raised concerns among some doctors.
Adults aged 18-39 years had a significant prevalence of subclinical kidney dysfunction that linked with a higher CVD event rate in a retrospective analysis of 8.7 million Canadian adults.
Rapid antigen tests were dubbed the heroes of the pandemic." Now, experts said, it s time to expand their role for other diseases and maybe the next pandemic.