{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreid3y27wlrqxq6mvbpulbcctsfup573kuilqqiizpaihjx6wakcad4",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:pmmp7irwts7faw56jdxk3idc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbulv7w6hb2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreihzdqczyo2mrdqjy6743wmdxvqeq6ewd25ssttfyd4lb72llzofv4"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 659259
  },
  "path": "/news/2026-02-colorectal-screening-boosts-early-years.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T05:00:04.000Z",
  "site": "https://medicalxpress.com",
  "tags": [
    "Gastroenterology"
  ],
  "textContent": "More cases of colorectal cancer are detected at an early stage with screening. This is according to new research based on data from over 278,000 60-year-olds, who were randomly selected to undergo one of two interventions or no screening at all (usual care). The study, which is a collaboration between Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet, has been published in Nature Medicine.",
  "title": "Colorectal screening boosts early diagnoses in first two years, randomized trial suggests"
}