Preventive Care
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No Routine Cancer Screening Option? New MCED Tests May Help
CanScan, MERCURY, and OncoSeek can detect a range of cancers and recognize the tissue of origin with high accuracy.
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Ovarian Cancer: Another Promising Target for Liquid Biopsy
A test under development “looks very sensitive for detecting ovarian cancer early.”
From the Journals
Oncologists Voice Ethical Concerns Over AI in Cancer Care
Researchers ask 204 oncologists from 37 states for their views on the ethical implications of using AI for cancer care.
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Further Support for CRC Screening to Start at Age 45: Meta-Analysis
Across 15 studies, 41,709 adenomas were detected in 150,436 colonoscopies performed for any indication, resulting in a pooled overall ADR of 23.1...
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What to Know About the Next-Gen FIT for CRC Screening
These multitarget approaches take the standard FIT a step further by testing for additional DNA, RNA, or protein biomarkers associated with CRC to...
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Metabolite in Red Meat Increases Kidney Disease Risk
TMAO, trimethylamine N-oxide, found in animal foods, has been linked to increased risk for CKD and decline in kidney function.
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Liquid Biopsy Has Near-Perfect Accuracy for Early Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers develop signature for pancreatic cancer based on microRNAs and cell-free DNA markers in the blood of patients with the disease.
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Repeat MCED Testing May ID Early-Stage and Unscreened Cancers
Eight of 26 patients with cancer signals detected through MCED had cancer.
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Statins Raise Diabetes Risk, but CV Benefit Outweighs It
An analysis of 23 clinical trials found statins could dose-dependently raise the risk of T2D, but CV improvement was more impactful.
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New Quality Measure Improves Follow-Up for CRC Screening
Field testing shows that this CRC screening tracker is “feasible, valid, and reliable.”
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Eliminating H pylori Lowers CRC Incidence, Mortality Risk
Investigators review CRC incidence and mortality in a nationwide cohort of veterans tested for H pylori.