Prevention – Page 2 – NCAL Research Spotlight

Early colorectal cancer screening benefits African Americans

July 20, 2020
Cancer, Delivery Science, Disparities, Gastroenterology, Health disparities, Press Release, Prevention
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Kaiser Permanente researchers showed starting annual colorectal cancer screening at age 45 in African Americans can find colorectal cancers at a rate similar to that seen when screening starts after age 50 — the age most guidelines currently recommend.

Kaiser Permanente researchers develop new prostate cancer risk calculator

July 13, 2020
Cancer, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Delivery Science, Men’s health, Press Release, Prevention
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A new prostate cancer risk calculator developed by Kaiser Permanente Northern California researchers may help men going through prostate cancer screening decide whether to have a prostate biopsy.

5 Questions for . . . Stephen Van Den Eeden

June 24, 2020
5 Questions, Aging, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Delivery Science, Men’s health, Prevention
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Research scientist Stephen Van Den Eeden, PhD, is a co-founder of the California Men's Health Study, one of the largest and longest-running cohort studies of men in the world.

On-demand HIV prevention pills worked well for San Francisco patients

June 4, 2020
Infectious disease, Lesbian, gay, transgender health, Men’s health, Pharmacoepidemiology, Press Release, Prevention, Uncategorized
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Patients reported positive outcomes with use of an HIV prevention medication dosed only as needed, instead of the more common daily dosing, Kaiser Permanente researchers reported.

Work-based diabetes prevention programs in San Francisco show promising results

May 28, 2020
Diabetes, Press Release, Prevention, Telehealth, Uncategorized
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A Kaiser Permanente randomized controlled trial comparing an in-person diabetes prevention program with an online version found both helped San Francisco City and County employees at risk for developing diabetes to lose weight.

Heart attack patients who follow more guidelines live longer

March 5, 2020
Cardiovascular, Press Release, Prevention, Uncategorized
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Patients who followed more medical advice after a heart attack were more likely to survive years later, and their prospects improved with every additional recommendation they followed, according to new research from Kaiser Permanente published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

New study finds both components of blood pressure predict heart attack, stroke risk

July 17, 2019
Cardiovascular, Press Release, Prevention
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“This research brings a large amount of data to bear on a basic question, and it gives such a clear answer,” said lead author Alexander C. Flint, MD, PhD, Kaiser Permanente stroke specialist and adjunct researcher with the Division of Research. “Every way you slice the data, the systolic and diastolic pressures are both important.”

“I Owe My Life to the Test”

Coinciding with Colon Cancer Awareness Month (March), Kaiser Permanente Northern California received the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable’s prestigious “80% by 2018” National Achievement Award, in recognition of screening rates over 83 percent for colorectal cancer.

Kaiser Permanente Teledermatology Finds More Skin Cancers with Fewer Dermatology Visits

Primary care physicians take high-resolution pictures of skin lesions with a dermatoscope and digital camera, then transmit them to dermatologists via the electronic health record.

Kaiser Permanente Study Finds 10-Year Follow-up Interval After Negative Colonoscopies Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Mortality

December 17, 2018
Cancer, Gastroenterology, Press Release, Prevention
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Ten years after a negative colonoscopy, Kaiser Permanente members had 46 percent lower risk of being diagnosed with and were 88 percent less likely to die from colorectal cancer compared with those who did not undergo colorectal cancer screening.