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Age-specific evaluation of HPV DNA testing vs. cytology screening

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing with cytology triage is more sensitive than conventional cytology screening for detecting cervical lesions, according to a new study published online November 9 in the Journal of th ...


The public overestimates benefits of cancer screening, survey finds

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created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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 ...


Cost-savings of colorectal cancer screening as treatment costs increase

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created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 on ...


Better decision support tools needed for prostate cancer screening choice

Better decision support tools needed for prostate cancer screening choice

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created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Although screening for prostate cancer with the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test in men ages 50-70 can detect the cancer before it becomes symptomatic, knowing whether screening is beneficial for these ...


Breast cancer incidence in Spain drops in early 2000s after decades of increasing rates

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

After a steady increase of invasive breast cancer cases in Spanish women during the 1980s and 1990s, incidence rates abruptly declined starting in 2001—a trend most likely explained by a period effect linked to screening ...


Improving the biomarker pipeline for early cancer detection

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created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Several statistical and biological issues need to be addressed in order to improve biomarker identification for early detection of cancer, according to a commentary published online July 2 in the Journal of the National Ca ...


New Web site promotes interoperable newborn screening data

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created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) today launched the Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology Guide, an important step toward efficient electronic exchange of standard newborn screening data. The new Web site was created ...


Overdiagnosis since introduction of prostate cancer screening

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created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The introduction of prostate-antigen screening, or PSA, has resulted in over 1 million additional men over the last 23 years being diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer—most of whom were likely overdiagnosed, researchers ...


Should cervical screening stop at age 50?

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created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.


Cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination in the Netherlands

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Even under favorable assumptions, including lifelong protection against 70% of all cervical cancers and no side effects, vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is not cost-effective in the Netherlands, according ...


Study: 1 in 3 breast cancer patients overtreated

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created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(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 ...


Cost-effective strategy to screen second primary colorectal cancers in cancer survivors

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created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


For many, mammography every other year has benefits of annual screening, but less harm

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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, ...


Advance in bowel cancer test research

Advance in bowel cancer test research

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created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian researchers have developed gene expression biomarkers which can accurately discriminate pre-cancerous and cancerous colorectal growths from non-cancerous controls.


Contribution of clinical breast examination to breast cancer screening

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created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast cancer detection rates and sensitivity were higher, but so were false-positive rates, among mammography centers that offered clinical breast examination in addition to mammography, according to new study published ...