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Colon cancer screening program reduced cases and deaths, eliminated racial gaps

  • Kaiser Permanente implemented a systematic outreach program for colon cancer screening from 2000 to 2019.
  • Racial disparities existed in colon cancer risk and death outcomes before the program.
  • Researchers analyzed data from 1.1 million patients aged 50 to 75 across 22 centers.
  • Screening rates rose from 37% to nearly 80% during the initiative period.
  • The initiative cut colon cancer cases by a third and deaths by half.
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Colon cancer screening program reduced cases and deaths, eliminated racial gaps

A Kaiser Permanente colon cancer screening initiative put a huge dent in cancer cases and deaths over two decades, a new study says.

·Washington, United States
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Colon Cancer Screening Program Cut Cases, Deaths, Eliminated Racial Gaps

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The truth behind the rise in colon cancer and the signs to look for

If trends continue, colorectal cancer could become the leading cause of cancer-related death among young adults

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Colon cancer affects young people more often, increase worries doctors

The number of young patients with colon cancer is also increasing in the Netherlands, according to figures published on Thursday. What is going on?

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Colonoscopy can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. Experts debunk colonoscopy myths

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common and deadly cancers, yet it often has no obvious symptoms in the early stages, so early screening to detect the disease and start treatment is extremely important.

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Volkskrant broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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