Search results for "Cancer screening"
Making more sense of breast density
Internists are constantly pressed for time during visits, so when discussing breast density, a couple of quick talking points can help alleviate anxiety.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/06/making-more-sense-of-breast-density.htm
1 Jun 2020
Guideline recommends colorectal cancer screening starting at age 45
Adults should be screened with either a high-sensitivity stool-based test or a structural (visual) examination, depending on patient preference and test availability, the guideline said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/05/4.htm
5 Jun 2018
Be on alert for CRC in younger patients
Medical groups are coming to consensus about expanded screening guidelines for colorectal cancer that lower the age to begin screening.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/09/be-on-alert-for-crc-in-younger-patients.htm
1 Sep 2021
Details debated in breast screening
Amid a thicket of competing and sometimes conflicting studies about breast cancer screening, medical groups have adopted differing stances on how to address the conundrum of harms versus benefits.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/03/breast-screening.htm
1 Mar 2017
Model supports high-intensity surveillance after detection of colorectal adenomas
The target population was U.S. patients ages 50, 60, or 70 years with low-risk or high-risk adenomas removed after screening via colonoscopy or fecal immunochemical testing.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/24/1.htm
24 Sep 2019
Mobile app increased screening rates, colonoscopy decreased mortality risk, studies find
Patients who used an iPad app had twice the colorectal cancer screening rates as those in a control group.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/13/1.htm
13 Mar 2018
Integrating oral health into primary care
A comprehensive primary care model that includes oral health is needed to prevent health problems, reduce costs, and provide equitable care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/integrating-oral-health-into-primary-care.htm
1 Nov 2021
The July/August issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox
The July/August issue of ACP Internist is now online and coming to your mailbox.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/08/7.htm
8 Jul 2014
FIT screening may not be the best method to find right-sided cancers, study indicates
An accompanying editorial noted that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) may be less effective in the right colon in part because lesions grow more rapidly and bleed less.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/02/5.htm
2 Oct 2018
HPV vaccine impacts disease, screening
While HPV immunization is recommended during adolescence, internists practicing in the postvaccine era have their own host of considerations: namely, screening for cervical cancer and providing catch-up vaccination.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/hpv.htm
1 Feb 2017