Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS

Articles

Clinical Pearls from 2025 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting

April 28, 2025

Expert insights on PAD prevention, boosting colon cancer screening, and expanding obesity treatment options.

Which CRC Screening Method for Which Patient? Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS, Calls for an Honest Conversation

April 17, 2025

Issaka, from the Fred Hutch Cancer Center, said insurance coverage, a patient's resources, and social determinants of health all factor in the choice.

CRC Screening Outreach Significantly Reduces Black-White Disparities, Including CRC Mortality Gap

April 15, 2025

ACP 2025: Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS, reviewed data from a Kaiser Permanente program that narrowed racial and ethnic disparities in CRC screening compliance and related deaths.

Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS: Effective CRC Prevention Programs Require Multispecialty Commitment

April 11, 2025

ACP 2025. A focused CRC prevention program begins with primary care where support and advocacy for regular screening begins, Issaka stressed.

Failure to Follow-Up After Colorectal Cancer Screening Translates into Preventable Deaths: Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS

April 10, 2025

ACP 2025: Issaka, from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, told internists that three-quarters of CRC deaths can be attributed to 3 types of screening failure.