cancer screening

American Cancer Society Rethinking Recommendations On Screening

Sandy Smith — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:13:58 -0500

For years, the American Cancer Society has promoted screening as an effective means of catching and killing tumors before they spread. Research published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that screening for some cancers may be less effective than previously thought, and that in turn is leading the ACS to reconsider its advice.

Colorectal cancer screening disparities still remain

harminka — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:12:50 -0500

Colorectal cancer screening rates are much lower among those in a safety net health system compared to the national average, and the number one predictor of screening is a combination of regular visits and insurance access.

Early Screening Reduces Prostate Cancer Disparities

harminka — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:42:19 -0500

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.

New Screening Tool For Breast Cancer Developed

harminka — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:20:43 -0500

Mammography has proven to be very effective at lowering mortality related to breast cancer, but it does not work equally well in all women. It frequently misses tumors that are there at the time of screening -- particularly in women who have dense breast tissue that can hide tumors from doctors.

High-risk Populations For Bladder-cancer Screenings Investigated

harminka — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:27:15 -0500

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.

Colonoscopy prevents 15,000 cancer cases

harminka — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:43:02 -0500

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.

Motivating black patients to seek early screening for cancer

harminka — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:01:22 -0600

News articles that stress African-American health disparities, like higher cancer mortality rates than other groups, may discourage black patients from being screened for cancer, according to a Saint Louis University study.

Minority patients discouraged from cancer screening by negative messages

harminka — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:48:09 -0600

New behavioral science research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, found that constantly emphasizing the negative consequences of a lack of cancer screening among minorities can actually make them less likely to go for screening.

Oral rinses holds promise for cancer screening

harminka — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:34:51 -0500

A study published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, validates a non-invasive screening method with future potential for detection of human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive head and neck cancers.

New approach to genetic testing could halve deaths from inherited bowel cancer

harminka — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:11:49 -0500

Changing the approach to genetic screening for cancers in Australia could effectively halve deaths caused by an inherited form of bowel cancer, says a University of Melbourne expert.

Cancer screening rates fall short of national objectives

harminka — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:07:22 -0500

Only about half of Medicaid recipients age 50 and older appear to receive recommended screening tests for colorectal, breast and cervical cancer, according to a report in the October 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

CRC screening before medicare age could save millions

harminka — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:20:51 -0500

A screening program for colon cancer in patients starting ten years prior to Medicare eligibility, at age 55 instead of Medicare's 65, would save at least two dollars for every dollar spent, according to a new study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting in Orlando.