Kaiser Permanente study shows screening efforts cut colorectal cancer deaths in half
New findings examined successful outreach efforts to increase cancer screenings in Northern California
Shooting for the moon: The case for early colorectal cancer screening
Permanente oncologist leader Tatjana Kolevska, MD, shares important takeaways from the recent White House Cancer Moonshot Colorectal Cancer Forum.
Douglas Corley, MD, discusses study that questions colonoscopy benefits
Permanente gastroenterologist and researcher Douglas Corley, MD, commented in an NPR report about a recent study that cast doubts on the effectiveness of the procedure used to detect colon cancer
Permanente physicians lead expansion of at-home colorectal cancer screening
Convenient colorectal cancer screening is now recommended for patients ages 45 to 49.
Early colorectal cancer screening benefits African Americans
Kaiser Permanente study published in the journal Gastroenterology supports starting screening at age 45 among this higher-risk population.
Theodore Levin, MD, featured on National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable recognized Kaiser Permanente as one of 6 recipients of their National Achievement Awards announced last week in a Facebook Live broadcast. The award is a national honor that highlights leadership to increase colorectal cancer screening rates across the United States; March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.