Lung cancer screening rates increase with access to Medicare
Lung cancer screening is recommended only for those who are at high risk for the disease—adults ages 50–80 who smoke
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Cervical cancer screening uptake, adherence poor for young women
(HealthDay)—A substantial proportion of women who were not vaccinated for human papillomavirus (HPV) never received cervical cancer screening or were
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Lung cancer screening rates mainly unchanged during pandemic
(HealthDay)—Lung cancer screening (LCS) rates remained stable between 2019 and 2020 in the United States and increased in 19 states,
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A combination of family history and genomic screening provides best method of assessing cancer risk
Clinicians have historically used family health history collection as a primary method for identifying actionable disease-risk assessments. However, as large-scale
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Loss of smell is an earlier COVID-19 symptom than fever—a sniff test for screening is in the works
Many of us have encountered new pandemic-related checkpoints as we’ve tried to enter a workplace or medical office. There’s no
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The benefits of a prostate cancer screening tool
Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate (mpMRIp) is a promising tool for diagnosing prostate cancer, and prior to its
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Early mammography screening lowers risk of developing fatal breast cancer
An analysis of more than half a million women in Sweden reveals that mammography screening reduces the rates of advanced
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Stroke survivors might need better screening for depression
Depression among stroke survivors peaks during the early months of recovery and persists for a full year, a new study
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Biennial mammography screening yields more advanced-stage cancers
Cancers found in patients undergoing annual mammography screening are smaller and less advanced than those found in patients undergoing screenings
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Breast cancer screening found effective in men at high risk for the disease
Men at high risk of developing breast cancer may benefit from mammography, or breast X-ray, screening for the disease, a
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