Podcast:  Colon Cancer: Updates in Screening Guidelines

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Target Audience           

This activity is targeted toward internal medicine, family medicine and primary care specialties that provide primary care to patients with seizures and/or epilepsy.

Statement of Need

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the top cancer-related deaths in the US, yet it is has been documented that implementing the latest screening protocols can reduce the incidence and mortality of CRC. In that most colon tumors develop in stages, screening can detect early-stage precancerous polyps before they become cancerous. Therefore it is critical for physicians to understand the latest screening protocols and recommendations for CRC.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:

• List the risk factors for colorectal cancer.
• Understand the stages of colorectal disease development.
• Discuss the latest screening guidelines for colorectal cancer.
• Describe the different colorectal screening / diagnostic tools and indications.

 

Moderator

Ryan Nazar, M.D. Clinical Effectiveness Director, Quality Management Norton Medical Group

 

Speakers

Ryan Jones, M.D. Colon and Rectal Surgery Norton Surgical Specialists

Michelle Julien, M.D. Colon and Rectal Surgery Norton Surgical Specialists

 

Date of Original Release |June 2020

All information referenced in this podcast was correct at the time of initial publication.

Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or [email protected] 

For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or [email protected].

 

Resources for Additional Study 

Cancer screening in the United States, 2019: A review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30875085

Chapkin, Robert, et. al. Diet and Gut Microbes Act Cooridnately to Enhance Programmed Cell Death and Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk. Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2020) 65: 840 – 851.

Issa, Iyad, and Noureddine, Malak. Colorectal cancer screening: An updated review of the available options. World Journal of Gastroenterology; 2017 July 28: 23(28): 5086 – 5096.

Primary tumor location and survival in colorectal cancer: A retrospective cohort study. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32368319

Stoffel, Elena, and Murphy Caitlin. Epidemiology and Mechanisms of the Increasing Incidence of Colon and Rectal Cancers in Young Adults. Gastroenterology, 2020 (158:341 – 353.)

Primary tumor location and survival in colorectal cancer: A retrospective cohort study. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32368319

Xyu, M.D., Zhaomin, et. al. Treatments for Stage IV Colon Cancer and Overall Survival. Journal of Surgical Research, October 2019 (242) 47 – 56.

 

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