Search results for "Cancer Screening"
Squeezing in the cancer screening talk
We have evidence, and practitioners should use that to improve cancer screening rates. ... Cancer screening is a strategy and a pathway, not just a single test,” he said.
October 2019
Test yourself
He has never undergone colorectal cancer screening. Medical and family histories are unremarkable. ... In addition, despite unequivocal evidence that colon cancer screening reduces mortality, an estimated one in three U.S.
October 2019
ACP issues guidance statement for breast cancer screening of average-risk women with no symptoms | Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 News | ACP Internist
developers. Average-risk women between the ages of 50 and 74 years who have no symptoms for breast cancer should undergo breast cancer screening with mammography every other year, ACP stated ... These ACP guidance statements represent convergence across
April 2019
Counter-intuitive results: Several cancer screening tests don't improve health outcomes
Counter-intuitive results: Several cancer screening tests don't improve health outcomes. Nearly 40 years ago, President Richard Nixon famously declared a "War on Cancer" by signing the National Cancer Act ... The bottom line from recent research is that
October 2019
QD: News Every Day--CT scans reconsidered for screening for high-risk lung cancer
Doctors should counsel high-risk patients about lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography, according to guidelines issued by the American Cancer Society. ... Chest X-rays should not be used for cancer screening. The guidelines are heavily
October 2019
American Cancer Society wants colon cancer screening at age 45
American Cancer Society wants colon cancer screening at age 45. Until last week, colon cancer screening for most folks started at age 50. ... Is it time to make an adjustment? Our colon cancer screening system is not perfect.
October 2019
Who could be against ovarian cancer screening?
Who could be against ovarian cancer screening? The United States Preventive Services Task Force issued a recommendation against ovarian cancer screening. ... 3) Isn't all screening for cancer (that might catch cancer early enough to be successfully
October 2019
QD: News Every Day-- One-third of doctors overuse MRIs for breast cancer screening
QD: News Every Day-- One-third of doctors overuse MRIs for breast cancer screening. ... The vignettes were randomized to vary the woman’s race, insurance, family history of cancer and request for ovarian cancer screening.
October 2019
Rethink pink: breast cancer screening evidence met politics and lost
Rethink pink: breast cancer screening evidence met politics and lost. The controversy started at exactly 5 p.m. ... Monday, when the Annals of Internal Medicine lifted its embargo on new breast cancer screening recommendations and the rest of the medical
October 2019