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Age-specific evaluation of HPV DNA testing vs. cytology screening
Nov 10, 2009 |
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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 ...
Study finds those with more difficult to treat forms of HCV are half as likely to get treated
Nov 09, 2009 |
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A new study by Mount Sinai researchers has for the first time found that patients with more difficult to treat forms of hepatitis C are half as likely to initiate treatment for the disease, when compared to patients with ...
CRC screening before Medicare age could save millions in federal health-care dollars
Oct 06, 2008 |
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A screening program for colon cancer in patients starting ten years prior to Medicare eligibility, at age 55 instead of Medicare's 65, would save at least two dollars for every dollar spent, according to a new study presented ...
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2 different breast cancer screening strategies are equally effective
Jul 29, 2008 |
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An organized population-based breast cancer screening program in Norway and an approach to screening that relies on physician- and self-referrals in Vermont are equally sensitive for detecting cancer, researchers report in ...
Breast cancer incidence in Spain drops in early 2000s after decades of increasing rates
Oct 26, 2009 |
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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 ...
Cost-savings of colorectal cancer screening as treatment costs increase
Sep 24, 2009 |
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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 ...
Researchers downplay MRSA screening as effective infection control intervention
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Three Virginia Commonwealth University epidemiologists are downplaying the value of mandatory universal nasal screening of patients for MRSA, arguing that proven, hospital-wide infection control practices can prevent more ...
Cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination in the Netherlands
Jul 01, 2009 |
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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
Jul 10, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Family history and screening for colorectal cancer
Jun 09, 2008 |
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A new study indicates that African Americans with a family history of colorectal cancer are less likely to be screened than African Americans at average risk for the disease. There is also some evidence to indicate that AA ...
Repeat negative CT scan for lung cancer does not encourage ex-smokers to resume the habit
Dec 04, 2009 |
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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 ...
Screening method able to identify newborns with blood disorder that affects immune system
Dec 08, 2009 |
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The testing of DNA from a statewide blood screening program for newborns in Wisconsin was able to identify infants with T-cell lymphopenia, a blood disorder that affects the child's immune system, a disease in which early ...
For many, mammography every other year has benefits of annual screening, but less harm
Nov 17, 2009 |
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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, ...
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