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VIDEO: Cystic fibrosis patients need earlier, more frequent colorectal cancer screening

Publish date: February 1, 2018

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Susan Millard, MD, FCCP, comments on Cystic Fibrosis

According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry, more than 30,000 people are living with cystic fibrosis (CF ) in the United States. More than half of the CF population is over 18 years of age! It is extremely important to talk to patients about preventative medicine which was not a topic of conversation CF healthcare providers were adding to their management plan in the past.

Dr. Susan Millard


 

FROM GASTROENTEROLOGY

The new document reflects expert consensus on the currently available data, the panel said. As more data emerge, the recommendations might change.

“It is possible that different subpopulations will need more or less frequent schedules for rescreening and surveillance. Our recommendations are making an effort to balance the risk of missing advanced colorectal cancer and minimizing the burden and risk of too frequent examinations.”

None of the panel members had any financial disclosures.

SOURCE: Hadjiliadis D et al. Gastroenterology. 2017 Dec 28. doi. org/10.1053/j.gastro.2017.12.012

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