Search results for "Cancer Screening"
Long-term aspirin use may prevent colorectal cancer, analysis shows
The benefit of aspirin on GI tract cancers was seen at a minimum of 6 years of regular use and appeared to be dose-dependent, developing at 0.5 to 1.5 standard (325 mg) aspirin tablets per week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/15/5.htm
15 Mar 2016
ACP releases updated version of High Value Care Curriculum
Six 1-hour sessions include all-new cases and small group activities, facilitator's guides, and an updated Faculty Toolbox to help with assessing High Value Care milestones and the effectiveness of the curriculum.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/01/12/4.htm
12 Jan 2016
USPSTF issues final recommendations on screening for breast cancer
They apply to asymptomatic women 40 years of age and older who do not have preexisting breast cancer or history of a high-risk breast lesion and who are not at high breast cancer risk due to a known underlying genetic mutation or history of chest radiation as a child.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/01/12/1.htm
12 Jan 2016
Studies find rates of PSA screening, incidence of early-stage prostate cancer declining
An editorial called for personalized screening strategies that are tailored to a man's individual risk and preferences.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/24/1.htm
24 Nov 2015
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
ACP revises advice on women's health
New guidelines that change the recommendations for practices such as pelvic exams are leading to changes in the mindsets of physicians and patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/womens-health.htm
1 Sep 2015
Rural prevention efforts face specific hurdles
This issue covers topics such as programs that improve rural health, effective advance care planning, and new tools such as precision medicine in clinical medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/editors.htm
1 Sep 2015
Risk index for colorectal cancer may improve screening value, study finds
It may be possible to effectively screen those at very low or low risk with strategies other than colonoscopy, such as sigmoidoscopy every 5 years, annual fecal immunochemical testing, both strategies combined, or another less invasive strategy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/11/1.htm
11 Aug 2015
Supplemental imaging may not be necessary in all women with dense breasts, study finds
Supplemental imaging may not be necessary for all women with dense breasts on mammography, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/19/1.htm
19 May 2015
Medicare will pay for lung cancer screening with CT
Medicare announced last week that it would begin covering screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT, effective immediately.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/10/4.htm
10 Feb 2015