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Nearly 18 million US women aged 45–64 were overdue for at least one recommended breast, cervical, or colorectal cancer screening, with colorectal cancer representing the largest unmet need in a 2024 BRFSS analysis of 36.2 million women.

“The extended-hours model was effective… early morning dose, in-center observation, overnight remote monitoring equipment, and next-day follow-up cut the need for extended shifts and differential pay.”

The American Cancer Society updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines to include two new multitarget stool tests and a blood-based option, while maintaining colonoscopy as the gold standard and the age-45 screening initiation recommendation for average-risk adults.

After 23 years, men offered once-only sigmoidoscopy had 1.7 fewer colorectal cancers and 0.8 fewer CRC deaths per 100. In women, the mortality benefit didn’t reach significance.

A randomized phase II trial in 240 premenopausal women evaluated whether low-dose (Z)-endoxifen could reduce mammographic breast density with improved tolerability compared with standard tamoxifen prevention regimens.

A Reddit thread among clinicians revisits the persistent gap between cervical neuroanatomy and analgesic practice during colposcopy, with peer perspectives reflecting evolving expectations around procedural pain.