Practical opportunities to improve early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer (CRC) in members of high-risk families
| Autor: | Swati G. Patel, Dennis J. Ahnen, David Gatof, Jan T. Lowery |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Adenoma
medicine.medical_specialty Physiology Colorectal cancer Population Medicine Humans Mass Screening Family history education Gynecology education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Gastroenterology Microsatellite instability Guideline medicine.disease digestive system diseases Lynch syndrome Outreach Primary Prevention Early Diagnosis Family medicine Practice Guidelines as Topic business Colorectal Neoplasms |
| Zdroj: | Digestive diseases and sciences. 60(3) |
| ISSN: | 1573-2568 |
| Popis: | Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality are steadily declining and CRC screening rates are increasing in the United States. Although this a very good news, several definable groups still have very low screening rates including younger (under age 50) members of high-risk CRC families. This opinion piece describes five strategies that could be incorporated into routine practice to improve identification and guideline-based screening in members of high-risk families. Routine incorporation of a simple family history screening tool and outreach to high-risk family members could substantially improve guideline-based screening in this population. Identification of CRCs and advanced adenomas in the endoscopy suite defines another group of high-risk families for similar outreach. Lynch syndrome families can be identified by testing CRCs and selected adenomas for microsatellite instability or loss of DNA repair protein expression. Finally, selective addition of aspirin to surveillance endoscopy can decrease the risk of new adenomas and CRCs. The rationale for these strategies as well as mechanisms for their implementation and evaluation in clinical practice is described. |
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