Colorectal Cancer Prevention Flashcards
Colorectal cancer is the […] leading cause of cancer and cancer deaths in men and women in U.S. It contributes […]% of cancer cases in U.S.
3rd
8
The median age of colorectal cancer diagnosis is […], but what trends are we noticing with CRC?
67
Seeing higher % of young people dx with CRC
- True/false: males of any race/ethnicity are more likely to get CRC than females of the same race/ethnicity.
- True/false: white men and women have the lowest CRC burden.
- True/false: black men and women have the highest CRC burden.
True
False - asian and pacific islanders do; lowest prevalence and mortality
True - highest prevalence and mortality
What are some lifestyle risk factors for developing CRC?
What are some hereditary and medical risk factors for developing CRC?
Why is CRC an “ideal” cancer to be detected via screening methods?
- Initial screening of healthy, asymptomatic adults start at age 50 and continue to age 75
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True/false: people with hereditary and/or medical risk factors should be screened more frequently but can begin screening at the same age (50) as healthy asymptomatic adults.
False - they should be screened earlier and more frequently.
What are the recommendations for screening individuals > 75 y/o?
What are some screening tools that are available other than colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and fecal occult blood test?
DNA test = cologuard
True/false - there is no difference in rates of screening of individuals in the U.S.
False - asians and hispanics are screened less often, as well as those experiencing poverty, the uninsured, and those without a regular care provider
FOBT
- PPV?
- Why would patients not adhere to this method?
- Major limitation?
Sigmoid and Colonoscopy
- What are some reasons patients don’t adhere to this screening method?
- What is their major limitation?
