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Depression screening for cancer patients too often falls between the cracks
Depression is known to be associated with cancer yet too many cancer patients are not screened for this mental disorder. view more (2007-12-11)
UK breast screening information has serious shortcomings
The information about breast screening sent to women in the United Kingdom has serious shortcomings and should not be used as a basis for informed consent, warn researchers in a paper published on bmj.com today. view more (2009-01-28)
UK cervical screening programme saves 5,000 lives a year (p 224, 249)
An epidemiological study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights the success of the UK's national screening programme for cervical cancer introduced in 1988. Authors of the study outline how the programme has prevented an epidemic of cervical cancer-around 5000 deaths are prevented every year and 100 000 (one in 80) of the 8 million British... view more... (2004-07-14)
Additional mammogram readers improve breast cancer detection
Mammogram readings by both radiologists and non-physician technologists improve breast cancer detection rates, according to a study in the July 24 Journal of the National Cancer Institute. view more (2007-07-25)
Intervention program fails to increase managed care colorectal cancer screening
An intervention program designed to promote screening for colorectal cancer - and thereby decrease the number of cancers diagnosed-failed to increase screening rates in the managed care setting, a UCLA study has found. view more (2005-10-10)
AGA supports new guidelines favoring tests that prevent colorectal cancer
New consensus colorectal cancer guidelines released today state for the first time that the primary goal of colorectal cancer screening is cancer prevention. Previous guidelines have given equal weight to tests for detecting cancer and preventing cancer. By removing polyps from the large bowel, colonoscopy is the only screening test that also... view more... (2008-03-06)
Gaps in colorectal cancer screening persist between whites and non-whites
Colorectal cancer screening among patients with Medicare coverage is increasing, but a persistent gap remains between whites - who are screened most frequently - and all other racial and ethnic groups, according to a new study by researchers at UC Davis and the University of Washington. The study also showed that the biggest gap is between whites... view more... (2009-02-19)
Over a quarter of interval cancers could have been detected during screening
Results from an exercise in rereading mammographies from the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Programme has shown that 27% of tumours found between screenings could have been detected from the mammograms, according to research reported at the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona on Friday 22 March. However the researcher leading the... view more... (2002-03-20)
Jefferson researchers find personalized interventions key to improving colon cancer screening rates
One of the best ways to encourage an individual to get screened for colorectal cancer is to use a personalized approach, according to researchers at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. view more (2007-09-24)
Drop in breast cancer incidence linked to hormone use, not mammograms
A recent decline in breast cancer incidence is unlikely to be caused by a decrease in mammography screening. view more (2007-08-15)
Screening MRI allows detection of more breast cancers in high-risk women
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enables radiologists to accurately identify tumors missed by mammography and ultrasound, according to a multicenter study comparing the three screening methods in women at high-risk for breast cancer. view more (2007-07-31)
Screening chest x-ray detects early-stage lung cancers at high rates, study results show
Almost half of lung cancers detected by a chest x-ray were early-stage cancers, according to baseline results of a large, randomized clinical trial that is testing the efficacy of a chest x-ray as a screening test for lung cancer. view more (2005-12-21)
Should the UK lower the age for prostate cancer detection?
Prostate cancer screening occurs in many countries ahead of evidence from ongoing trials. In many countries, early detection (including the UK, when practised), and opportunistic screening commences at 50 years, but a lower age limit has recently been adopted in the USA based on two studies that found elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA)... view more... (2007-11-16)
Colorectal cancer screening remains essential for elderly Americans
As people get older, their risk of developing polyps and colorectal cancer increases. Currently, there is no clear evidence or established guideline for the upper age limit for colorectal cancer screening by colonoscopy. view more (2007-10-15)
Self-collection of specimens for HPV testing
n this Research letter, Dr. Gina Ogilvie and colleagues investigate the feasibility of self-collection of specimens for HPV testing among women who may not make full use of cytology screening programs (e.g., women who are homeless or who are involved in the sex trade) and are thus at increased risk of cervical cancer. view more (2007-08-28)
Screening reduces mastectomy rates
The introduction of breast screening has brought about a reduction in mastectomy rates, despite recent suggestions that screening increases the number of mastectomies as a result of overdiagnosis, say researchers in this week's BMJ. Between 1990 and 1996, over 59,000 women aged 50-69 years were invited to at least one breast screen as part of the... view more... (2002-08-21)
More patients diagnosed at earlier stage of colon cancer since expansion of screening coverage
Since Medicare raised the amount it will reimburse for colon cancer screening in 1998, there has been an increase in use of colonoscopies by Medicare beneficiaries, and a rise in the proportion of patients being diagnosed with colon cancer at an early stage, according to a study in the December 20 issue of JAMA. view more (2006-12-20)
Study evaluates factors associated with racial disparities in colon cancer screening
Blacks and Hispanics appear less likely to undergo colorectal cancer screening than whites because of socioeconomic, health care access and language barriers, according to a report in the June 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, other factors may contribute to screening disparities experienced by... view more... (2008-06-24)
UNC study firms up promise of potential new cervical cancer screening tool
New research into the causes of cervical cancer appears to lend weight to the promise of a potential early detection method that could help prevent the disease. view more (2008-05-22)
African Americans less likely than whites to get colonoscopy despite family history of colon cancer
African Americans who have multiple first-degree relatives with colon cancer are less likely than whites with affected relatives to undergo recommended screening procedures. view more (2008-03-25)
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