Tag: cancer screening

1. In patients with nonsolid lung nodules, yearly computed tomography (CT) scans may be used to safely screen for malignant ...

1. Screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT was found to cost ~$81,000 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained. Evidence Rating ...

1. Patients who received genetic and environmental risk assessment (GERA) were not more likely to initiate colorectal cancer (CRC) screening ...

1. In a high-risk population, low-dose CT screening detected lung cancer with 84.6% sensitivity and 98.6% specificity. 2. Screen-detected cancers ...

1. Among patients with known lung cancer, evidence of malignancy was frequently present but undiagnosed on prior chest computed tomography ...

1. After implementation of routine screening in older women, the incidence of early stage breast cancer increased, but there was ...

1. Compared to no screening, flexible sigmoidoscopy decreased the incidence of colorectal cancer and mortality. 2. The benefit was seen ...

1. Prostate cancer screening showed a continued reduction in prostate cancer incidence and mortality after a longer follow-up of 13 ...

1. This systematic review identified very-low strength evidence pertaining to the benefits of screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among patients ...

Image: PD  1.  This model of simulated health outcomes found that screening for cardiac disease by echocardiography or MRI among childhood ...