July 27, 2022
Tag: colorectal cancer
September 7, 2021
NC Health News: NC ‘hotspot’ for colorectal cancer in Black men. Have you been screened?
September 16, 2020
WITN: NC receives funding to increase colorectal cancer screenings
July 20, 2020
HealthDay: Colon Cancer Tests by Mail Might Boost Screening
March 17, 2020
Studying wearable devices to connect patients and doctors after surgery
Research led by Lixin Song, PhD, RN, FAAN, uses wearable technology to monitor colon and bladder cancer patients for complications when they’re home after surgery.
February 18, 2019
Researchers identify cluster of N.C. counties with higher colorectal cancer death rates
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have uncovered county-level factors linked to higher colorectal cancer mortality rates in a cluster of counties in northeastern North Carolina. In the journal Cancer Epidemiology, researchers report 10 counties in northeastern North Carolina are part of a cluster of counties with higher rates of colorectal cancer …
November 15, 2018
Researchers awarded $5.5M to improve colorectal cancer screening in North Carolina
UNC Lineberger's Daniel S. Reuland, MD, MPH, and others involved in the Carolina Cancer Screening Initiative, received a grant from the National Cancer Institute to boost screening for the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
October 15, 2018
Scientists zero in on ways to boost colorectal cancer screening
Daniel Reuland, MD, MPH, and colleagues published a review of data from 73 randomized clinical trials that tested different ways of increasing screening for colorectal cancer. Their analysis identified three approaches as being the most effective.
July 13, 2018
By sending tests in the mail, researchers boost colorectal cancer screening
Researchers with UNC Lineberger’s Carolina Cancer Screening Initiative, in collaboration with the Mecklenburg County Health Department in Charlotte, examined the impact of targeted outreach to more than 2,100 people insured by Medicaid who were not up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening.
October 14, 2015
UNC Lineberger-led study finds higher vitamin D and calcium intake does not reduce colorectal polyp risk
A UNC Lineberger-led study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that vitamin D and calcium supplements do not reduce the risk of colorectal adenomas, which are benign tumors that can evolve into colorectal cancer.