Cancer prevention, environmental exposures, breast imaging follow-up, colorectal symptoms, alcohol, and risk-based screening

A large meeting-presented FIT analysis found lower colorectal-cancer detection in women than men, especially for right-sided cancers, but does not change screening recommendations. A prospective Korean cohort associated frequent high-sugar-food intake with higher breast-cancer risk, but the observational result does not establish causation or justify dietary fear. Mammography recommendations differ among major organizations; personal risk, family history, and breast density matter, and systemic HRT must not be conflated with vaginal estrogen.