Webpages tagged with «colorectal cancer»

Work package 1 of the EU-funded OperA project, the ACCEPT trial, reaches 10 000 inclusions this month. ACCEPT is a large-scale randomised trial investigating how the use of artificial intelligence (AI) during colonoscopy affects the cancer prevention effect.

There is great interest in artificial intelligence (AI) in health care. A recent paper in Gastroenterology discusses important issues when introducing new technology in medicine.

Standardized computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) can help reduce unnecessary removal of colonic polyps with no malignant potential.

Overdiagnosis is recognized as a major harm of mammography and prostate cancer screening – what about colorectal cancer screening?

There are ongoing discussions about whether to implement a national screening program for colorectal cancer in Norway. Prof. Bretthauer has contributed in a summary of the current evidence base regarding health effects of this type of screening. A decision is expected this fall.