From @medpagetoday: “Endoscopists who got used to using #artificial #intelligence (#AI) during #colonoscopies #detected #significantly #fewer #precancerous #growths when the technology was taken away, a study from Poland found.” https://www.medpagetoday.com/gastroenterology/coloncancer/116968

#ICYMI: March is #ColorectalCancer Awareness month, which is being increasingly diagnosed in young adults under the age of 45. #Colonoscopies can catch #tumors in the #colorectal area. https://buff.ly/ovCtt9k

A #BloodTest Shows Promise for Early #ColonCancer Detection
Many patients reluctant to have #colonoscopies or fecal tests. #Doctors see potential in another screening method.
#Gastroenterologists say such tests could become part of routine blood work that doctors order when, for example, a person comes in for an annual physical. About 53,000 Americans expected to die from #colorectalcancer this year. It is second-most common cause of #cancer death
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/health/colon-cancer-blood-test.html
https://archive.ph/AF9Xj

Don’t forget to get your annual mammogram! Preventative health like #colonoscopies and #mammograms and #vaccines are some of the most important things you can do to keep yourself healthy in the new year! But can we work on making mammograms more comfortable?!