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Adding ultrasound screening to mammography brings benefits, risks
Adding a screening ultrasound examination to routine mammography reveals more breast cancers than mammography alone, according to results of a major new clinical trial. The trial, however, also found that adding an ultrasound exam also increases the rate of false positive findings and unnecessary biopsies. view more (2008-05-14)
Screening mammography in elderly patients beneficial
Although guidelines keep changing regarding screening mammography in elderly patients, those older than 70 years old continue to benefit from this exam, showing that with frequent mammograms breast cancers can be found sooner. view more (2008-04-14)
Support For Colorectal Cancer Screening With Sigmoidoscopy
Early results of a randomised controlled trial in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that a single flexible sigmoidoscopy screening programme offered at around age 60 years could lower the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer. Around 16,000 people die from colorectal cancer in the UK every year, with annual health-care costs for... view more... (2002-04-10)
UT Southwestern researchers investigate high-risk populations for bladder-cancer screenings
A new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers sheds light on the challenges involved in identifying which high-risk population would benefit most from bladder-cancer screening. view more (2009-07-16)
Virtual biopsy could make smear tests obsolete
Standard screening techniques involve removing small pieces of tissue - a biopsy - and examining them under a microscope. "This is traumatic, time-consuming and expensive," says Smallwood, "so we wondered if we could make a non-traumatic measurement that would tell us what the cells were doing." It turns out that they can, by measuring an... view more... (1999-04-21)
How to increase colonoscopy attendance?
In view of low attendance rate for colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer (CRC), it is necessary to establish effective intervention methods to increase colonoscopy compliance. view more (2009-08-27)
Cervical cancer screening: Too many are left unprotected
The decline in cervical cancer is a success story of cancer research. Although there are reasons to be optimistic about even further decreases in cervical cancer incidence, there still remain some women who are not screened. view more (2007-09-20)
No insurance? No colonoscopy
John M Inadomi highlights the disparity in colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) among different socioeconomic and ethnic groups in US society in a recent review published by F1000 Medicine Reports. view more (2009-05-08)
Germany: Colonoscopy prevents 15,000 cancer cases
Since 2002, statutory health insurances in Germany have offered an endoscopic examination of the colon (colonoscopy) free of charge for all insured persons from the age of 55. Germany was the first country to make nationwide endoscopic screening for bowel cancer a part of its statutory early cancer detection program. view more (2009-03-23)
MRI Superior to Mammography for Screening Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast is significantly more sensitive than mammography and ultrasound for diagnosing familial breast cancer, according to researchers at Germany's University of Bonn. view more (2003-06-12)
Lung cancer screening regimen provides opportunity for cure
Annual computed tomography (CT) screening identifies a high proportion of patients with early-stage lung cancer, according to the latest findings of the New York Early Lung Cancer Action Project (NY-ELCAP) published in the April issue of the journal Radiology. view more (2007-03-27)
Gender may impact lung function in patients with lung cancer
New research shows that many women recently diagnosed with lung cancer have normal lung function and perform better on lung function tests compared with their male counterparts. view more (2006-05-09)
Perceived discrimination affects screening rates
Minority men and women who perceived discrimination from their health care providers were less likely to be screened for colorectal or breast cancer, according to a report in the August issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. view more (2008-08-06)
Cholesterol screening a cost-effective procedure to extend life in Hodgkin's disease survivors
Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors who have lipid screening every five years to detect high cholesterol will live a half year longer than patients who don't have the screening and the intervention is cost-effective. view more (2006-11-09)
New screening methods for Down`s syndrome questioned
New screening techniques for Down`s syndrome are less effective than previously supposed, despite a government initiative to offer all pregnant women the new tests by 2004, finds a study in this week`s BMJ. view more (2002-07-03)
Model highlights benefits and risks of cervical cancer screening methods
In an analysis based on a computer model, it appears that comparing the benefits and risks of different cervical cancer prevention approaches may help women and their physicians choose appropriate screening strategies. view more (2008-09-22)
Study finds patients overestimate cancer screening history
A new American Cancer Society study finds female African American patients tend to overestimate their level of cancer screening, indicating that current estimates of screening based on self-reported data may be lower than reported. view more (2008-04-18)
CHANGING TRENDS OF UK CERVICAL CANCER SUGGESTS POSITIVE EFFECT OF SCREENING ON SPECIFIC SUBTYPE (p 1490)
Recent cervical cancer data compared with data from previous decades suggest that cervical screening is having a positive effect in reducing incidence of a subtype of the disease that was not previously thought to be influenced by screening, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. A recent analysis showed little or no... view more... (2001-05-09)
Health benefits, risks weighed for mammography in 40-something women
Conducting routine screening mammograms for women in their 40s is appropriate when the women and their doctors consider the benefits and the risks, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center breast oncologist. view more (2006-12-08)
Medical management of another condition may not lead to early cancer diagnosis
Being in regular contact with healthcare providers because of a chronic illness such as diabetes or heart disease doesn't necessarily mean a person is more likely to have a cancer detected early. view more (2007-06-04)
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