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Colonoscopy is considered by many to be the gold standard for screening for colorectal cancer. Kathy Bull Henry, a colorectal cancer expert at Johns Hopkins, says there are other considerations. Bull Henry: Screening tests have to be acceptable. I think …
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Black Americans have higher rates of colorectal cancer than white Americans, the nation’s cancer report card finds. While researchers are trying to discern why this is so, Kathy Bull Henry, a colorectal cancer expert at Johns Hopkins, says we can …
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Finding cancers very early is the goal of screening, but for colorectal cancer, or CRC, rates of screening are disappointingly low in some places. That’s according to Kathy Bull Henry, a colorectal cancer expert at Johns Hopkins. Bull Henry: In …
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Colorectal cancer cases are declining overall in the US, the most recent cancer report card found, but unfortunately are rising in younger people. The report also finds that disparities in cancer rates among different racial groups have been persisting. Kathy …
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The nation’s cancer report card shows that while overall rates of colorectal cancer are declining, among younger people they are increasing. Kathy Bull Henry, a colorectal cancer expert at Johns Hopkins, says especially in those who are younger, symptoms can …
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Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages may explain part of the increase in colorectal cancer before the age of 50 we’re seeing nationally, a new study finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, explains the data. …
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Anchor lead: New recommendations have been released regarding colorectal cancer screening, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’ve reached the age of 45, it’s time to schedule your first screening for colorectal cancer. And you can choose which screening test to use. …
