http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. In a new study published in the January issue of Radiology, 42 percent of women eligible for breast cancer screening with MRI declined to undergo the procedure. http://www.physorg.com/news180684217.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:20:02 EST news180684217 Assurance of a cancer-free status did not prompt people participating in a long-term computerized tomography (CT) lung-cancer screening program to pick up their cigarettes again, researchers wrote in a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. The December issue contains a special focus on tobacco. http://www.physorg.com/news179152085.html Medicine & Health Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:20:01 EST news179152085 Low-dose radiation from annual mammography screening may increase breast cancer risk in women with genetic or familial predisposition to breast cancer, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://www.physorg.com/news178868321.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:40:01 EST news178868321 (AP) -- A member of the panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion is defending the task force's report. http://www.physorg.com/news177839578.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:10:01 EST news177839578 A comprehensive analysis of various mammography screening schedules suggests that biennial (every two years) screening of average risk women between the ages of 50 and 74 achieves most of the benefits of annual screening, but with less harm. The results represent a unanimous consensus of six independent research groups from various academic institutions. Their findings are published in the November 17, 2009 Annals of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news177663689.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:40:01 EST news177663689 A study featured in the November issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology confirms the success of a simple questionnaire designed to identify patients at high risk of lung cancer. Initiated in 2001, the current study confirmed 18 cases of cancer of the original 430 patients who qualified as high risk after completing a five-minute questionnaire. http://www.physorg.com/news176293538.html Medicine & Health Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:26:05 EST news176293538 The Asian continent has nearly four billion people living in 47 different countries, and each of these groups has their own unique set of health issues. But when they come to the United States, they're often lumped into one large demographic: "Asian/Pacific Islander." http://www.physorg.com/news176100439.html Medicine & Health Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:10:01 EST news176100439 Three studies presented this week at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific meeting in San Diego underscore the growing disparities in gastrointestinal disease, particularly colon cancer and Barrett's Esophagus, among certain ethnic and gender populations, including African Americans, Latinos and women. These race- and gender-specific disparities underscore the need for education and vigilance among these populations and perhaps more aggressive screening tactics than the population in general. http://www.physorg.com/news175778231.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:19:40 EST news175778231 Twenty years of screening for breast and prostate cancer - the most diagnosed cancer for women and men - have not brought the anticipated decline in deaths from these diseases, argue experts from the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in an opinion piece published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association." http://www.physorg.com/news175276772.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:11:20 EST news175276772 Investing in some colorectal cancer screening programs could cut future, more expensive treatment costs in half, according to a new study published online September 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The only screening program found not to be cost-saving was colonoscopy. http://www.physorg.com/news173030915.html Medicine & Health Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:20:02 EST news173030915 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Drexel University are developing a new portable, low-cost, radiation-free breast cancer detector that can potentially be used in a doctor's office as a first-line to detect breast cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news173004222.html Medicine & Health Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:00:02 EST news173004222 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. http://www.physorg.com/news171608191.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:10:02 EST news171608191 A public survey conducted in Europe found that the vast majority of people overestimate the life-saving benefits of breast and prostate cancer screening, according to a new study published online August 12 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news169212575.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:40:01 EST news169212575 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. http://www.physorg.com/news168075191.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:00:01 EST news168075191 To suggest a feasible economic strategy for second primary colorectal cancer screening of cancer survivors in Korea, A research group constructed a decision-analytic model, compared cost-effectiveness results of cancer screening in male cancer survivors. All non-dominant strategies were those using colonoscopy in both cancer survivors and the general population, and more strict and frequent recommendation of colonoscopy, colonoscopy every 5 years and every 3 years, could be considered as economic strategies for male cancer survivors. http://www.physorg.com/news166972278.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:20:01 EST news166972278 (AP) -- One in three breast cancer patients identified in public screening programs may be treated unnecessarily, a new study says. Karsten Jorgensen and Peter Gotzsche of the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen analyzed breast cancer trends at least seven years before and after government-run screening programs for breast cancer started in parts of Australia, Britain, Canada, Norway and Sweden. http://www.physorg.com/news166434410.html Medicine & Health Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:47:09 EST news166434410 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Northeastern University have developed an early-stage, highly accurate cancer screening technology that determines -- in seconds -- whether a cell is cancerous, precancerous or normal. http://www.physorg.com/news166367481.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:11:51 EST news166367481 Improved communication among patients and primary care physicians increases the chances those due for colorectal cancer screening will follow their doctors' advice and complete the procedure, a University at Buffalo study has found. http://www.physorg.com/news165514161.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:10:01 EST news165514161 The recent release of two large randomized trials suggests that if there is a benefit of screening, it is, at best, small, says a new report in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. http://www.physorg.com/news165475142.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:50:01 EST news165475142 Fear plays a major role in whether women decide to go for cancer screening or not, but healthcare providers underestimate how much women need to know and wrongly assume that they will ask for information if they want it. http://www.physorg.com/news163937508.html Medicine & Health Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:12:08 EST news163937508 (PhysOrg.com) -- Australian researchers have developed gene expression biomarkers which can accurately discriminate pre-cancerous and cancerous colorectal growths from non-cancerous controls. http://www.physorg.com/news163349287.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:48:23 EST news163349287 Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated that a noninvasive screening test can detect not only colorectal cancer but also the common cancers above the colon -- including pancreas, stomach, biliary and esophageal cancers. This study is presented at Digestive Disease Week 2009 in Chicago, May 30 - June 4. http://www.physorg.com/news163155477.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:59:48 EST news163155477 It is not consistent to stop screening women after age 50 because the risk of cervical cancer - even after several negative smear results - is similar to that at younger ages, concludes a study published on bmj.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news159774041.html Medicine & Health Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:41:05 EST news159774041 DNA from human papilloma virus type 16 (HPV16) and HPV type 18 (HPV18) were found in the majority of invasive cervical cancers in New Mexico in the 1980s and 1990s, according to a population-based study published in the March 24 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news157135239.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:41:17 EST news157135239 Screening for prostate cancer can reduce deaths by 20%, according to the results of the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) published online 1700 hours CET, today 18 March (NEJM, Online First*). ERSPC is the world's largest prostate cancer screening study and provides robust, independently audited evidence, for the first time, of the effect of screening on prostate cancer mortality. http://www.physorg.com/news156618899.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:15:56 EST news156618899 The prostate cancer screening tests that have become an annual ritual for many men don't appear to reduce deaths from the disease among those with a limited life-expectancy, according to early results of a major U.S. study involving 75,000 men. http://www.physorg.com/news156614061.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:55:08 EST news156614061 Colorectal cancer screening among patients with Medicare coverage is increasing, but a persistent gap remains between whites - who are screened most frequently - and all other racial and ethnic groups, according to a new study by researchers at UC Davis and the University of Washington. The study also showed that the biggest gap is between whites and Hispanics. http://www.physorg.com/news154190146.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:36:09 EST news154190146 While it is known that patients with few primary care doctor's office visits are less likely to receive colorectal cancer screening, new research indicates that even patients who see their physicians regularly also do not receive screening. http://www.physorg.com/news152892081.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:01:38 EST news152892081 The use of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing as an initial screening step followed by triage with a standard Pap test (cytology) and repeat HPV DNA testing may increase the accuracy of cervical cancer screening, according to a study in the Jan. 13 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Compared to cytology alone, the screening strategy improved detection of precancerous growths without a substantial increase in the number of false-positive tests. http://www.physorg.com/news151090597.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:36:37 EST news151090597 Cancer screening programmes could increase attendance by inviting people for screening close to birthdays or other annual milestones such as Christmas and the New Year, finds a study in the Christmas issue published on bmj.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news148796763.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:26:03 EST news148796763