Risk-Stratified Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 360
Special Issue Editor
Interests: epidemiology; colorectal cancer; risk prediction models; nutrition
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and surveillance are evolving from uniform, interval-based strategies toward more personalized, risk-stratified approaches. As evidence continues to accumulate from longitudinal cohorts and surveillance programs, there is increasing recognition that individual risk varies substantially according to prior colorectal neoplasia, serrated lesions, test results and other clinical and behavioral factors. More precise stratification of risk may improve early detection of advanced neoplasia while also helping to optimize colonoscopy resources and reduce unnecessary procedures. Recent work in this area has highlighted the importance of integrating colonoscopic findings with adjunctive tools such as fecal immunochemical testing (FIT), as well as lifestyle and epidemiologic risk factors, to guide tailored surveillance pathways.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews addressing advances in individualized CRC prevention and early detection. Topics of interest include risk prediction after adenomatous and serrated lesions, interval FIT in surveillance populations, surveillance colonoscopy strategies as well as epidemiologic and behavioral determinants of CRC risk.
Dr. Molla Wassie
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- colorectal cancer
- risk stratification
- colonoscopy
- advanced colorectal neoplasia
- precision prevention
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