Search results for "Cancer Screening"
Home-based HPV screening appears cost-effective, study finds
In an economic evaluation of 19,851 female participants from a randomized clinical trial, incremental cost-effectiveness ratios for increased uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) screening ranged from $86 to $146 per additional screening completed.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/03/28/4.htm
28 Mar 2023
ACS changes breast cancer screening recommendations for women at average risk
Based on the available evidence, the American Cancer Society recommends that women who are at average risk of breast cancer should have regular screening mammography beginning at age 45.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/10/27/2.htm
27 Oct 2015
Potential overdiagnosis may be significantly associated with breast cancer screening
Danish researchers assessed screening programs offering biennial mammography for women ages 50 to 69 years to determine trends in the incidence of advanced and nonadvanced breast cancer tumors.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/01/10/1.htm
10 Jan 2017
Lung screening's benefits, challenges
In March 2021, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) expanded eligibility for lung cancer screening by setting the benchmark at a 20 pack-year smoking history for those ages 50 to 80 years who are current smokers or former smokers who have quit within the past 15 years.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/03/lung-screenings-benefits-challenges.htm
1 Mar 2022
Personal risk-based screening for lung cancer may be more cost-effective than recommended cutoffs
While risk-based screening strategies were robustly more cost-effective than the 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation in a modeling study, whether the results will be replicable in complex real-world clinical practice remains uncertain, an editorial noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/07/5.htm
7 Feb 2023
New guidance issued on breast cancer screening, hormone therapy
Among other recommendations, screening mammography should be offered to women at average risk of breast cancer starting at age 40 years, and a shared decision-making process should be used to decide about the age to begin mammography screening.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/27/1.htm
27 Jun 2017
European guidelines for breast cancer screening differ from U.S. recommendations
The guidelines pertain to organized screening programs for women ages 40 to 75 years who are at average risk for breast cancer and address screening type and frequency, as well as follow-up of abnormal results.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/26/4.htm
26 Nov 2019
Physicians self-report overuse of ovarian cancer screening while recommended cancer screening remains underused
Many physicians report screening low- and medium-risk women for ovarian cancer despite evidence-based guidelines recommending against routine screening, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/07/1.htm
7 Feb 2012
Discuss options with patients to increase colorectal cancer screening rates
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com, discussing how physicians can increase screening rates for the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/12/17/6.htm
17 Dec 2013
Primary care physicians often misinterpret cancer screening statistics, study indicates
Primary care physicians often misinterpret statistics about the benefits of cancer screening, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/06/4.htm
6 Mar 2012