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Symptom screening plus a simple blood test improves early detection of ovarian cancer
Women's reports of persistent, recent-onset symptoms linked to ovarian cancer - abdominal or pelvic pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and abdominal bloating - when combined with the CA125 blood test may improve the early detection of ovarian cancer by 20 percent.   view more (2008-06-23)

Physician trust, early screening reduces disparities for prostate cancer
Men who have a regular, ongoing relationship with a health care provider are more likely to receive prostate cancer screening and less likely to be diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, regardless of their race, according to a University of North Carolina study published in the current issue of the journal Cancer.   view more (2009-07-29)

Health groups issue updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines
The American Cancer Society, the American College of Radiology, and the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (a group that comprises representatives from the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) have released the first-ever joint consensus... view more... (2008-03-06)

Mammograms benefit women up to the age of 75 and 3-yearly screening intervals are best
Breast cancer screening is effective, appropriate and reduces deaths from the disease in women aged up to 75 years old according to new research in over 860,000 women aged 70-75 presented today (Friday) at the 6th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-6) in Berlin.   view more (2008-04-18)

HOPE FOR INNOVATIVE CERVICAL-SCREENING PROGRAMMES IN LESS-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (p 814)
A potential model for preventing deaths from cervical cancer in less-developed countries is outlined in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Authors of the study illustrate how a 'single visit' screening programme tested in rural Thailand could be effective in other less-developed settings. Just under half a million cases of cervical cancer occur... view more... (2003-03-05)

Computer-Assisted Detection Of Proteomic Pattern Could Help Screening For Ovarian Cancer
Issue 16 February 2002 - Early Web Publication: Friday 8 February 2002 A sensitive and non-invasive computer-assisted technique which assesses proteomic patterns in blood could be a step towards effective screening for ovarian cancer, conclude authors of a fast-track study published on The Lancet website this week.* New technologies for the... view more... (2002-02-06)

US cancer deaths down but far too few Americans screened for colon cancer
New data revealing decreasing trends in cancer deaths in the United States overall, and in colorectal cancer deaths in particular, highlight the remarkable benefits of colorectal cancer screening tests, but the lifesaving potential of these tests is unrealized for many Americans according to experts from the American College of Gastroenterology.   view more (2008-02-20)

More older women are retaining 'young' breasts causing potential screening problems
Many of today's generation of postmenopausal women have breast tissue more akin to that of younger women. This makes it harder for mammograms to pick up tumours or early signs of breast cancer in some over 50s and may also lead to unnecessary biopsies because of uncertainty in reading the results, a meeting of screening specialists will hear today... view more... (2004-03-14)

Prevalence of pre-cancerous masses in the colon same in patients in their 40s and 50s
The prevalence of pre-cancerous masses in the colon is the same for average-risk patients who are 40 to 49 years of age and those who are 50 to 59 years of age.   view more (2008-06-11)

Largest study to date reveals baseline findings for flexible sigmoidoscopy
The largest study to date on the early detection of colorectal cancer offers benchmark data for what could be expected from large-scale use of flexible sigmoidoscopy as a screening tool for colorectal cancer.   view more (2005-07-06)

Prostate cancer screening: a suitable case for ethical treatment, says Dutch specialist
Men should be informed about the controversy over prostate cancer screening before having a test, ECCO 11 - the European Cancer Conference was told today (Thursday 25 October) in Lisbon.   view more (2001-10-22)

Does prostate-specific antigen velocity help in early detection prostate cancer?
The November issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article focussing on prostate specific antigen (PSA) velocity and early cancer detection. It has been suggested that changes in PSA over time aid prostate cancer detection.   view more (2009-11-06)

Human Papilloma virus as a predictor of cervical cancer
Two studies published in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that the detection of the amount of human papillomavirus (HPV) could help identify women at risk of cervical cancer. Infection with certain types of HPV - which is common among young women - increases the risk of cervical cancer. However, less than 1% of young women positive for... view more... (2000-06-22)

Many colorectal cancer survivors do not receive recommended follow-up care
A new analysis reveals that fewer than half of older patients successfully treated for colorectal cancer receive the recommended screening schedule to detect any recurrence of cancer.   view more (2008-09-08)

Lung cancer screening encouraged for smokers with a strong family history of the disease
To detect invasive lung cancer in its early stages, researchers urge current and former smokers who have a strong family history of the disease to take a lung function test and undergo screening with spiral computed tomography.   view more (2006-01-03)

Study: HPV test beats Pap in detecting cervical cancer
A new study led by McGill University researchers shows that the human papillomavirus (HPV) screening test is far more accurate than the traditional Pap test in detecting cervical cancer.   view more (2007-10-18)

New study establishes criteria to detect ovarian cancer in asymptomatic postmenopausal women
Reporting on the largest study of its kind today at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 37th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer, researchers presented new criteria for detecting ovarian cancer malignancy in postmenopausal asymptomatic women, 55 to 74 years old.   view more (2006-03-27)

No data to support leaving small colon polyps in place
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute is eager to increase the number of patients who receive screening for colon cancer.   view more (2007-04-27)

Screening children for speech problems is ineffective
Both parental concerns and screening for speech and language problems fail to identify many preschool children needing therapy, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers set out to compare the performance of two methods for identifying speech and language problems in preschool children in a deprived inner city area of London. They randomly... view more... (2002-11-13)

MRI screening of opposite breast necessary for women with recent breast cancer diagnosis
Women with a recent diagnosis of cancer in one breast should have MRI screening of the opposite breast, concludes a multi-center study involving University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers.   view more (2007-03-28)
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