Colorectal cancer rates have been rising in younger people for years, and screenings are now recommended to begin at a younger age. How much and why have rates been increasing, and what preventive steps can you teach these patients to lessen their risk?
The USPSTF has updated its 2013 recommendations on screening for intimate partner violence and elder abuse.
The United States Preventive Services Task Force does not recommend screening with resting or exercise electrocardiography in asymptomatic individuals at low risk for cardiovascular disease events.
Mobile technology has increased the rates of colorectal cancer screening.
Both men and women who reported recent sexual activity did not receive the appropriate sexual risk screening.
The Medicare Shared Savings Program has been linked to a reduction in breast cancer and an increase in colorectal cancer screenings.
The US Preventive Services Task Force reaffirms guidelines it issued in 1996 and 2016.
Rates of the disease tend to be higher in this group, researcher says.
From 2004 to 2014, there was a greater percent of testing in unaffected women versus cancer patients.
Screening rates remain low despite recommendations, researchers say.
