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FIT test or colonoscopy? Colon cancer in young adults and cancer screening recommendations
Episode 591

FIT test or colonoscopy? Colon cancer in young adults and cancer screening recommendations

What causes colon cancer? Is colon cancer becoming more common? Is cancer screening effective? Can colon cancer happen at a young age? Can a FIT test detect colon cancer? Our guest is Doug Corley, MD, PhD, chief research officer for The Permanente Medical Group. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. šŸŽ„ Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate šŸ’œ Not a physician? Join the Patients Action Network: https://ama-assn.co/PatientsActionNetwork šŸ„ Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems šŸ’© JAMA study Fecal Immunochemical Test Screening and Risk of Colorectal Cancer Death: https://ama-assn.co/JAMAstudy_FITtest 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🄼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including: ā–¹ Reforming Medicare payment ā–¹ Fighting scope creep ā–¹ Fixing prior authorization ā–¹ Reducing physician burnout ā–¹ Making technology work for physicians

AMA Update

April 28, 202515m 50s

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What causes colon cancer? Is colon cancer becoming more common? Is cancer screening effective? Can colon cancer happen at a young age? Can a FIT test detect colon cancer? Our guest is Doug Corley, MD, PhD, chief research officer for The Permanente Medical Group. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. šŸŽ„ Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate šŸ’œ Not a physician? Join the Patients Action Network: https://ama-assn.co/PatientsActionNetwork šŸ„ Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems šŸ’© JAMA study Fecal Immunochemical Test Screening and Risk of Colorectal Cancer Death: https://ama-assn.co/JAMAstudy_FITtest 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🄼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including: ā–¹ Reforming Medicare payment ā–¹ Fighting scope creep ā–¹ Fixing prior authorization ā–¹ Reducing physician burnout ā–¹ Making technology work for physicians

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