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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?
A paper published today in BMJ shows no effect of sigmoidoscopy screening in women aged 60 years and older. This new finding will have implications for a future Norwegian colorectal cancer screening program, where sigmoidoscopy is one of the recommended screening methods.
In an Op-Ed published in the Norwegian daily newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) on November 29, researchers from the Clinical Effectiveness Research group criticize Norwegian private hospital Aleris' offer to women for mammography screening. Aleris actively offers mammography to women outside the recommended screening age and with shorter intervals, a service which is associated with more harm than benefit. The authors suspect Aleris of creating health anxiety in order to maximize profit.
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.
The Clinical Effectiveness Group is in the final round to be awarded status as a new Norwegian Centre of Excellence (SFF) 2016. In the event of an SFF-award the group will start up the Norwegian Institute of Cancer screening Evidence and Research (NICER). Watch the film about NICER!