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
Relying on AI in Colonoscopies May Erode Clinicians' Skills

Concerns of 'deskilling' raised for clinicians who use AI in colonoscopies, then go without it

#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
Woman, 26, shares colon cancer symptoms: nagging pain, thin stool

Shannin Desroches was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. She had no symptoms for years, experiencing a nagging pain only months before diagnosis.

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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
Colon Cancer Blood Test Shows Promise for Early Detection

Many patients are reluctant to undergo colonoscopies or conduct at-home fecal tests. Doctors see potential in another screening method.

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Mayim Bialik Advocates For Routine Colonoscopies, But Admits, “It’s Not Terribly Fun Getting Older”
#Marketing #Safety #SocialMedia #Colonoscopies #Jeopardy #MayimBialik

https://deadline.com/2023/08/mayim-bialik-advocates-for-routine-colonoscopies-1235526692/

Mayim Bialik Advocates For Routine Colonoscopies, But Admits, "It's Not Terribly Fun Getting Older"

Jeopardy! cohost Mayim Bialik is taking the bold step of speaking about the importance of colonoscopies, adding in a video that depicts her while she’s in the prep room for her own treatment.…

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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?!