Fecal immunochemical testing may be efficient for colorectal cancer screening in younger patients
1. In this retrospective cohort study, fecal immunochemical test completion rates in individuals aged 45 to 49 years were slightly ...
Tag: screening guidelines
Annual screening for ovarian cancer does not significantly reduce mortality
1. Both CA125 serum and transvaginal ultrasound annual screening did not significantly reduce deaths due to ovarian or tubal cancer ...
Risk-based lung cancer screening may prevent more deaths than current guidelines
1. In terms of early lung cancer death per individual screened, targeting lung cancer mortality risk may improve lung cancer ...
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends routine screening for high blood pressure in adults
1. From a systematic review, the USPSTF recommends ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) as the preferred method to confirm a ...
AAP recommends STI screening for adolescents and young adults
1. Prevalence rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are higher among adolescents and young adults than other age groups. Males ...
Updated Pap smear screening guidelines may delay diagnosis of cervical adenocarcinoma in situ
Image: PD 1. Among patients with cervical adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), >85% of women were diagnosed subsequent to an abnormal ...