Knowledge and Attitudes of the Inhabitants of a Rural Canton about the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer by Carlos David Castañeda Guillot, Blanca Cristina Estrella López, Diego Fernando Vaca Sánchez

“…The need to implement intensive educational activities is highlighted, mainly focused on promoting colorectal cancer screening.…”
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Effect of a Novel Patient Garment on Perceived Privacy during Colonoscopy: A Simple Approach to Minimize Embarrassment by Ali Aamar, Zeeshan Butt, Kamraan Madhani, Iqra Hussain, Joel Garsten, Harry Aslanian

“…This may limit participation in colorectal cancer screening programs. Aims. To assess whether the use of a novel, disposable patient garment (Privacy Pants, Jackson, MS), which increases patient coverage, can reduce embarrassment related to bodily exposure and increase colonoscopy acceptance rates. …”
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Human Calmodulin-Like Protein CALML3: A Novel Marker for Normal Oral Squamous Mucosa That Is Downregulated in Malignant Transformation by Michael D. Brooks, Richard D. Bennett, Amy L. Weaver, Thomas J. Sebo, Steven E. Eckert, Emanuel E. Strehler, Alan B. Carr

“…CALML3 may thus be a sensitive new marker for oral cancer screening.…”
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Association of Pregnancy Complications with Endometrial or Ovarian or Breast Cancer: A Case Control Study by Lin Cheng Han, Henry W. C. Leung, Heng-Jun Lin, John Hang Leung, Agnes L. F. Chan

“…Future studies should aim to determine whether there is a causal relationship. Therefore, cancer screening is warranted in women with GDM.…”
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Optimizing colorectal polyp detection and localization: Impact of RGB color adjustment on CNN performance by Jirakorn Jamrasnarodom, Pharuj Rajborirug, Pises Pisespongsa, Kitsuchart Pasupa

“…Machine learning is increasingly used to enhance polyp detection during colonoscopy, the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening, despite its operator-dependent miss rates. …”
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Perceptions of cervical screening uptake amongst South Asian women in Ontario, Canada: a concept mapping study by Kimberly Devotta, Aisha Lofters, Jacqueline Bender, Patricia O’Campo

“…In Ontario, Canada, South Asian women have the lowest rates of cervical cancer screening among major ethnic groups in the province. …”
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Five year mortality in an RCT of a lung cancer biomarker to select people for low dose CT screening. by Francis Michael Sullivan, Frances S Mair, William Anderson, Cindy Chew, Alistair Dorward, John Haughney, Fiona Hogarth, Denise Kendrick, Roberta Littleford, Alex McConnachie, Colin McCowan, Nicola McMeekin, Manish Patel, Petra Rauchhaus, Fergus Daly, Lewis Ritchie, John Robertson, Joseph Sarvesvaran, Herbert Sewell, Thomas Taylor, Shaun Treweek, Kavita Vedhara, Stuart Schembri

“…Further large-scale studies of the role of biomarkers to target lung cancer screening, in addition to LDCT, are likely to provide additional value.…”
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Safety of Colonoscopies in Patients on Advanced Heart Failure Therapies Who Received a Heart Transplant by Zaid Ansari, Akram Ahmad, Osama Sharjeel Khan, Vuha Reddi, Fernando Castro

“…The most common indication was colon cancer screening (67%), and the remainder were performed due to gastrointestinal bleeding. …”
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Indicators of Safety Compromise in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy by Mark R Borgaonkar, Lawrence Hookey, Roger Hollingworth, Ernst J Kuipers, Alan Forster, David Armstrong, Alan Barkun, Ronald Bridges, Rose Carter, Chris de Gara, Catherine Dube, Robert Enns, Donald MacIntosh, Sylviane Forget, Grigorios Leontiadis, Jonathan Meddings, Peter Cotton, Roland Valori, on behalf of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Safety and Quality Indicators in Endoscopy Consensus Group

“…The growth in the use of endoscopy to diagnose and treat many gastointestinal disorders, and its central role in cancer screening programs, has led to a significant increase in the number of procedures performed. …”
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What are the problems and suggestions related to cancer health education in Sichuan, China? A qualitative study of community health workers (CHWs) by Zhonghua Yang, Qingqing Wang, Fang Yi, Linglin Zhang, Yuting Li, Lilou Rong, Shaoping Wan

“…Abstract Background Health education conducted by community health workers (CHWs) is an evidence-based strategy for promoting cancer prevention, cancer screening, and adherence to medical guidance from doctors. …”
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Screening of breast cancer in higher-risk Taiwanese women using contrast-enhanced mammography by Chen-Pin Chou, Yu-Ting Hong, Yun Lin, Pei-Ying Lin

“…The study compared imaging techniques for breast cancer screening in women with a personal history of precancer or cancer, or a family history (first-degree relatives). …”
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The COVID‐19 pandemic and associated declines in cancer incidence by race/ethnicity and census‐tract level SES, rurality, and persistent poverty status by Benmei Liu, Mandi Yu, Jeffrey Byrne, Katheen A. Cronin, Eric J. Feuer

“…Abstract Background The COVID‐19 pandemic had a significant impact on cancer screening and treatment, particularly in 2020. However, no single study has comprehensively analyzed its effects on cancer incidence and disparities among groups such as race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), persistent poverty (PP), and rurality. …”
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Frequency and Significance of Abnormal Pancreatic Imaging in Patients with BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genetic Mutations by Elie Chahla, Antonio Cheesman, Suzanne M. Mahon, Robert W. Garrett, Ben P. Bradenham, Theresa L. Schwartz, Louay Omran, Jason R. Taylor, Samer Alkaade

“…Larger studies are needed to further define the role of pancreatic cancer screening and the significance of abnormal imaging findings in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.…”
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Organization of the regional cancer service to improve the detection of malignant new formations during the COVID-19 pandemic by S. V. Golubev, V. Yu. Startsev, Yu. V. Samsonov

“…In 2019-2020 In the MAO, cancer screening was carried out for a number of nosoologies: as a result, the proportion of patients with lung cancer (MagO – 36 %, RF – 29.4 %) and cervix (MagO – 82 %, RF – 66 %) exceeded the national average.Conclusion. …”
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What is the NCD service capacity and disruptions due to COVID-19? Results from the WHO non-communicable disease country capacity survey in the Americas region by Anselm Hennis, Silvana Luciani, Roberta Caixeta, Carolina Chavez, Dolores Ondarsuhu

“…Government health officials from countries that are not WHO Member States were excluded.Outcome measures The availability of evidence-based NCD guidelines, essential NCD medicines and basic technologies in primary care, cardiovascular disease risk stratification, cancer screening and palliative care services were measured in 2019, 2020 and 2021. …”
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Changes in faecal haemoglobin values over sequential rounds of faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) in a surveillance population by Amanda J Cross, Kate Wooldrage, Gemma Mortell, Gwen A Murphy

“…We investigated whether changes in FIT values over multiple rounds were associated with advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN) detection.Methods A cohort of men and women aged 60–72 years deemed intermediate risk by the 2002 UK adenoma surveillance guidelines and scheduled for three yearly colonoscopies were recruited (January 2012–December 2013) within the English Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and offered a quantitative FIT at 1, 2 and 3 years post-baseline colonoscopy for a prospective analysis within a diagnostic accuracy study. …”
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Association of whole grain food consumption with lung cancer risk: a prospective cohort study by Kanran Wang, Junhan Zhao, Dingyi Yang, Mao Sun, Yongzhong Wu, Wei Zhou

“…Therefore we aim to investigate the relationship between whole grain food consumption and lung cancer in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) cohort. Methods Diet was assessed with a self-administered Diet History Questionnaire (DHQ) at baseline. …”
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Oral Health Status and Anxiety Level Amongst the Borderline Security Force Personnel and Their Family Members by Deepali Agarwal, Bharathi Purohit, Upendra Singh Bhadauria, Sneha Malhotra, Manali Deb Barma, Harsh Priya

“…Oral health education topics included oral cancer screening, early detection, oral diseases, their prevention, and tobacco cessation. …”
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Classification of benign and malignant solid breast lesions on the ultrasound images based on the textural features: the importance of the perifocal lesion area by А.А. Kolchev, D.V. Pasynkov, I.A. Egoshin, I.V. Kliouchkin, О.О. Pasynkova

“…The amount of ultrasound (US) breast exams continues to grow because of the wider endorsement of breast cancer screening programs. When a solid lesion is found during the US the primary task is to decide if it requires a biopsy. …”
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Assessment of antenatal care quality in Ethiopia: Facility-based study using service provision assessment data. by Addisu Alehegn Alemu, Alec Welsh, Theodros Getachew, Marjan Khajehei

“…Blood pressure measurement was the most commonly performed ANC component, at 79.5%, and breast examination for cancer screening was the most neglected component of ANC, at 3.3%. …”
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