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 My take is that periodic colonoscopy has the potential to halve the number of deaths from colon cancer in the general population…As to how colonoscopy relates to fecal blood testing as a screening method at the population level, and the optimal start and frequency of either test, those remain uncertain. See more New Studies on Colon Cancer Screening by Colonoscopy and Fecal Blood Testing 
Dear Readers, I’ve decided to change the pace at ML, so that I might focus more intensively on some other writing projects. My plan is to post weekly. Thank you for your continued readership, comments and shares. With your support and interest, this blog will continue to grow. –ES
Related Posts:Happy Thanksgiving!End of Summer Blog-BreakAbout this WeekLive Every Week Like It’s Shark Week, Again!New Hardware, and a Second Start of Summer  The movie, based in part on the true story of scriptwriter Will Reiser, surprised me by its candor. Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt smoothly portrays Adam Lerner, who soon finds out he has cancer. The opening scene See more 50–50, A Serious Film About a Young Man With a Rare Cancer  Counterfeit vials were sold and distributed to more than a dozen offices and medical treatment facilities in the U.S. This event, which seems to have affected a small number of patients and practices, should sound a big alarm.  A shoutout for today – Dr. John Mandrola is a cardiologist who practices in Louisville, Kentucky. He blogs about electrophysiology — heart rhythms – and other aspects of his work, like general heart disease and internal medicine, at Dr John M. He’s into fitness and cycling, besides. Part of the fun of blogging is you get to know people. For instance, this morning I learned that John grew up in Connecticut. We must have been near neighbors at some point. Well, sort-of. Please do check out the Valentine’s Day edition of Grand Rounds, and Dr. John M. — Related Posts:Do Adults Need Physicians to Tell Them to Exercise?A Good Outcome from Celebrity Chef Paula Deen’s Message about Diabetes?A Website About Illness In Celebrities and Other Public FiguresWednesday Web and Shoutout: Flashfree Moves to a New SiteOn Deaths in the New York City Triathlon, and Pushing Ourselves to Limits  Yesterday I took a field trip to meet Regina Holliday, an artist and patient advocate. She fielded questions after a screening of 73 Cents, a short film about why she painted a mural by that name in the days after her husband died with metastatic kidney cancer. He was 39 years old. At the time of her husband Fred’s diagnosis, both she and her husband held several jobs but he lacked health insurance. In a video, Regina describes how his diagnosis and care were delayed.
“73 Cents” refers to the price, per page, Regina needed to pay to get a copy of her husband’s chart when he entered a new medical facility. According to the film, she was told she’d have to wait 21 days to get his records, even though he was acutely ill and dying. Regina, now a widow with two young sons, pushes for patients’ rights to access to See more 73 Cents: A Film on Regina Holliday’s Work, and Patient Advocacy Through Art  Methotrexate has been used in cancer wards for over 50 years. And like other beyond-patent meds, it’s become less profitable to manufacture MTX compared to much costlier new agents. See more Oh, No Methotrexate! Whatever the reasons are that most doctors don’t bring up the issue, one might ask this: Why do adults need doctors to tell them about the health benefits of regular exercise? After all, it’s common knowledge – See more Do Adults Need Physicians to Tell Them to Exercise?  The number of people living with cystic fibrosis in the U.S. is 30,000, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, so the FDA’s approval applies to approximately 1,200 individuals — the 4% — who carry the G551D mutation.  This week the NIH launched a new website, NIH Clinical Research Trials and You. In a Feb 6 press release, NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins said “The ability to recruit the necessary number of volunteers is vital to carrying out clinical research.” The idea behind the website is to help patients understand how clinical research works, and what it’s like to participate. The site offers a menu of “basics” about clinical trials, addressing topics like: What are clinical trials and why do people participate? What is clinical research? Who participates in clinical trials? What do I need to know if I am thinking about participating? What questions should I ask if offered a clinical trial? How am I protected? What happens after a clinical trial is completed? How does the outcome of clinical research make a difference? There’s an imperfect glossary of terms, a selection of patients’ and investigators’ stories, information for kids in research, and other resources including a link to See more NIH Sponsors New Website to Help Patients Understand Clinical Trials |
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