News tagged with screening tests
New CRC screening combination increases detection by 10 percent
Dec 03, 2009 |
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The combination of sigmoidoscopy and fecal immunochemical test (FIT) detects advanced proximal (right-sided) tumors better than either test alone, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the of ...
Experts warn over health check brain scans
Sep 03, 2009 |
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A new study has voiced concern about the growing market for brain screening tests, which people can buy as part of a general health MOT.
New Hope for Deadly Childhood Bone Cancer
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have shed new light on Ewing’s sarcoma, an often deadly bone cancer that typically afflicts children and young adults. Their research ...
Depression linked with accumulation of visceral fat
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Numerous studies have shown that depression is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, but exactly how has never been clear.
Study shows that primary care doctors miss opportunities to recommend colon cancer screening
Feb 03, 2009 |
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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 ...
