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New study examines effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening tests
Oct 07, 2008 |
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New findings from a Decision Analysis for the US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) suggest that routine colorectal cancer screenings can be stopped in patients over the age of 75. The results are based on patients ...
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HPV testing followed by cytology and repeat HPV testing may improve cervical cancer screening
Jan 13, 2009 |
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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 ...
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 ...
Cost-effective strategy to screen second primary colorectal cancers in cancer survivors
Jul 16, 2009 |
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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 ...
Only 1 in 5 women in developing world receive effective cervical cancer screening
Jun 17, 2008 |
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Few women in the developing world are screened effectively for cervical cancer and those at highest risk of developing the disease are among the least likely to be screened, accordingly an analysis published in PLoS Medicine. The st ...
Infants should be screened for hip trouble
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Developmental hip dysplasia is the most common congenital defect in newborns. The condition occurs when a hip joint is shallow, unstable or when the joint is dislocated. Infants with the condition are often at risk of developing ...
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 ...
Researcher develops screening tool to identify patients with prediabetes
Dec 04, 2008 |
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A third of Americans with diabetes do not know that they have it, and many more who have prediabetic conditions are unaware that they are at risk. A University of Missouri researcher has created a clinical tool to identify ...
Child and adolescent psychiatrists could improve their screening for dating violence
Apr 02, 2007 |
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Even though dating violence is common amongst teens, less than a quarter of U.S. child and adolescent psychiatrists report consistently screening for it, a new study finds.
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, ...
Your personality type influences how much self-control you have
Jan 23, 2008 |
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A new study from Northwestern introduces personality types used frequently in consumer research to the realm of self-improvement. People are motivated by one of two fundamental needs: they are either “promotion-focused,” ...
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