USPSTF Issues Draft Recommendation for CRC Screening
Benefit substantial for adults aged 50 to 75 years; benefit moderate for adults aged 45 to 49 years.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Reminder + FIT Test Cost-Effective for Promoting CRC Screening
Reminder + FIT reduced costs per additional Medicaid enrollee screened compared with reminder only.
Commercially Viable Mobile Lung Screening Program Feasible
During 2018, 548 low-dose lung screenings were performed at 104 sites; five lung cancers detected.
USPSTF Advises Annual Low-Dose CT Lung Screening for High-Risk Individuals
Annual CT screening recommended for those aged 50 to 80 years at high risk due to smoking history.
Early Breast Cancer Screening Benefits Childhood Cancer Survivors
Early initiation of breast cancer screening with MRI may reduce breast cancer mortality by more than half.
Artificial Intelligence Provides Benefit for Cervical Cancer Screening
Automated dual-stained slide evaluation reduces number of colposcopies versus current standards.
PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer More Beneficial Than Previously Recognized
A new analysis looking at the effect of PSA screening on prostate cancer mortality over a 25-year period found a more favorable balance of benefits and harms than the 16-year estimates from the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer.
Significant Reductions Seen in Breast Cancer Death With Screening
Women participating in mammography screening also had decrease in rate of advanced breast cancer.
New Study Supports PSA-Stratified Prostate Cancer Screening
Less intensive PSA screening in men with low PSA levels can substantially reduce unnecessary testing, according to investigators.
Risk-Based Approach Could Help Target Prostate Cancer Screening
Risk-based screening yields less overdiagnosis, more cost-effective than age-based screening.
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