Benefits of lung cancer screening with CT questioned
...tial low-dose, helical CT examination, with annual screenings over the next four years. CT depicted 3,356 nodules in 1,118 (73.6 percent) of the patients. The researchers documented 68 primary lung cancers in 66 patients. Thirty-one of the tumors were detected at the initial screening and 34 at subsequent scre...Three-year cervical cancer screening recommendations may be applicable for certain women with HIV
...nd now advise using an interval of 3 years between screenings in healthy women 30 years or older who have normal cytology (cells) results and who test negative for oncogenic (cancer-associated) human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA. The recommended interval is 6 to 12 months for women with normal cytology and detecta...Prostate cancer screening practices examined
...ysicians would decide whether to conduct their own screenings and whether to subsequently perform a biopsy, which is needed to confirm the presence of cancer before treatment. About a third of men with abnormal tests had a prostatic biopsy within a year of the initial screen. Of men with PSA readings higher th...Teen athletes continue tobacco use, despite severe consequences
... health care providers should perform routine oral screenings in this group; and students' attitudes toward tobacco use are affected by their perception of their coaches' attitudes, beliefs, and practices, suggesting a target for education and intervention....Northwestern Memorial physicians encourage screenings during colon cancer awareness month
...gnosed and more than 2,500 will die. Colon cancer screenings lag far behind screenings for other cancers such as breast, cervical and prostate. Colorectal cancer remains the second-leadi...Simple question from your doctor can help identify your risk for breast cancer
...The American Cancer Society suggests breast cancer screenings for women at age 30 who are at increased risk for the disease. The lack of documentation suggests that primary care providers are infrequently inquiring about breast cancer histories with their patients. However, researchers were unable to determine...New substance that improves the photodetection of bladder cancer gains market approval
...ted States. In the US alone, more than 2.5 million screenings take place every year. If caught early, the five-year survival rate from this disease is an encouraging 90%. This drops to 50% when the cancer is locally metastasized and to about 10% for distant metastasis. Catching and treating bladder cancer as qu...Men more likely to get screened for prostate cancer than colon cancer, U-M study finds
...y looked at women's adherence to colorectal cancer screenings and compared it to mammograms to screen for breast cancer and Pap smears to check for cervical cancer. That research found only half of women who got regular mammograms and Pap smears also had a colonoscopy or other colon cancer screening. Carlos is...How often should women get mammograms?
...rtality by 37 percent compared to 30 percent with screenings every two years, and 26 percent with mammograms ev... later on. This "threshold" method provides for 18 screenings between 40 and 79, and predicts a mortality reduction of 26 percent. Women who have a higher breast...Routine HIV screening should be expanded, study finds
...ntrol and Prevention's guidelines are that routine screenings are effective in settings where there is a one percent or above prevalence of disease, our analysis showed that such screening at much lower prevalence levels would provide important benefits. In addition we found this screening would be cost-effecti...Early HIV screening prolongs life and is affordable, Stanford study shows
...e for screening), their model showed that one-time screenings throughout the United States would cost $15,100 pe...val). And according to their calculations, routine screenings every five years cost $57,100 per quality-adjusted life year gained. By comparison, routine screenin...Full-body MRI shows promise for screening, but should stay in research area for now, study says
...study, the researchers conducted 298 full-body MRI screenings of healthy patients. The screenings revealed that 21% of the study group exhibited signs of atherosclerotic disease and 12% had peripher...Study reports women don't experience undue pain, anxiety during mammography screening
...guidelines for mammography, which recommend annual screenings for women over the age of 50. Previous studies had...he majority of women who fail to return for repeat screenings following their initial mammogram cite pain during the procedure as the reason. Knowing that relaxat...Other highlights in the January 19 JNCI
...ll be encouraged to receive annual prostate cancer screenings but will be allowed to follow community screening standards and personal preferences. In a commentary, Scott M. Lippman, M.D., of the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and colleagues discuss the design problems encountered ...Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia affiliate, recognized for efforts to fight glaucoma
...gressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation for glaucoma screenings in the Harlem and upper Manhattan communities. Gl...ecially when left untreated. The grant will fund screenings through September 30, 2005. "Glaucoma and diabetes are real problems among African Americans," said ...Study examines impact of two-year screening interval for breast cancer
...onal Cancer Institute. The ideal interval between screenings for breast cancer using mammography has not been determined. In the United States, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening with mammography every 1 to 2 years, whereas the American Cancer Society recommends annual screening. In E...Smokers' lung cancer risk identified in CT screening study
...lung cancer. I-ELCAP numbers were derived from the screenings of 27,701 men and women, some starting in 1993 at 35 international institutions. "Based on our data, we can now predict, by age, by how much has been smoked or when a smoker has quit, what is the likelihood of developing lung cancer," said Dr. Hensc...Mouse model gives insight to human hair loss
...lished in the journal. "Random genome-wide linkage screenings in mice and humans can lead to greater understanding of AA and other complex polygenic diseases." Alopecia areata is a highly unpredictable, autoimmune skin disease resulting in the loss of hair on the scalp and elsewhere on the body, according to...Embark on a 'journey to better vision' at UH
...taken-for-granted tasks at an open house with free screenings for the public, hosted by the Center for Sight Enh...nd CSE clinical staff will provide free low vision screenings to help visitors determine if they are good candidates for low vision services. In a tour of ......ers that keep them from taking advantage of cancer screenings that could potentially save their lives, researchers say. The new study, to be published Dec. 1 in the journal Cancer, will appear online Oct. 25 in the Cancer newsroom at http://www.interscience.wiley.com/cancer-newsroom . Electra Paskett, director...