Search results for "Cancer Screening"
Advance care planning should be a standard
Good advance care planning should happen early in the treatment process to ensure that any treatment reflects the patient's values, goals, hopes, and fears.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/end-of-life.htm
1 Nov 2016
Research model supports strategies that increase PSA screening interval and age-specific thresholds for biopsy
Using higher thresholds for biopsy referral for older men and screening men with initially low prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels less frequently seem to reduce harms of screening while preserving lives, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/05/5.htm
5 Feb 2013
Start ART in all HIV-infected adults, expert panel says
All adults with HIV should receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) regardless of CD4 cell count, according to the 2012 International Antiviral Society-USA panel recommendations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/24/1.htm
24 Jul 2012
Rheumatoid arthritis hurts the whole body
Taking care of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis involved a partnership between internists and subspecialists, agree physicians managing cardiovascular risks, cancer or infections.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/07/arthritis.htm
1 Jul 2010
USPSTF recommends against prostate-specific antigen screening
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its final recommendations on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening today, recommending against using the test for prostate cancer screening in men of all ages in the general population.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/22/1.htm
22 May 2012
Letters to the Editor
PSA tests, fibromyalgia and reconsidering clinical impressions are discussed and debated by ACP members.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/letters.htm
1 May 2009
European study finds prostate cancer mortality reduced by PSA screening
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening significantly reduced mortality from prostate cancer but did not affect all-cause mortality, according to two more years of follow-up results in the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/20/4.htm
20 Mar 2012
USPSTF draft recommendation would expand lung cancer screening
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)'s draft recommendation changes the age range and pack-year eligibility criteria.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/14/2.htm
14 Jul 2020
Four risk prediction models found most accurate for guiding lung cancer screening
These models picked similar numbers of patients who had ever smoked, showed better agreement on size of the screening population, and achieved consensus on 73% of persons chosen, while the other five models generally overestimated risk.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/15/2.htm
15 May 2018
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Feb 2022