News tagged with cancer screening
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New bowel cancer test gets green light with the public
Almost everyone (98 per cent) who had the new bowel cancer test – soon to become part of the national screening programme – said they were glad to have gone through the experience, according to a study1 published in the ...
Cancer
Feb 18, 2013 |
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Researchers develop clinical screening program for no.1 genetic cause of colon cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that colorectal cancer outcomes could be improved with regular genetic screening for Lynch syndrome, the most common hereditary, adult-onset cause of colorectal cancer, ...
Cancer
Feb 14, 2013 |
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Prostate-specific antigen screening: Values and techniques shape decisions
What's most important to a man as he decides whether or not to undergo prostate-specific antigen- PSA- screening for prostate cancer? What does he value most about the screening? And what's the best way to present the information ...
Cancer
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Triple-negative breast cancer subtypes identified using microRNA
A new, large-scale study of triple-negative breast cancer shows that small molecules called microRNA can be used to define four subtypes of this aggressive malignancy.
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Feb 07, 2013 |
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Alternative PSA screening strategies could reduce harm
(HealthDay)—Compared with standard screening, alternative prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening strategies could maintain good prostate cancer detection rates while reducing overdiagnoses and unnecessary ...
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Feb 05, 2013 |
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Mammogram every two years has same benefit as yearly mammogram for older women, study finds
Among older women, getting a mammogram every two years was just as beneficial as getting a mammogram annually, and led to significantly fewer false positive results, according to a study led by UC San Francisco.
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Feb 05, 2013 |
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Researchers develop automated breast density test linked to cancer risk
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have developed a novel computer algorithm to easily quantify a major risk factor for breast cancer based on analysis of a screening ...
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Feb 01, 2013 |
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People perceive medicine to be more vital when it's low-cost, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—People may think it's more vital to take their medicine, if that medicine is cheap. A new study from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University shows consumers believe prices for lifesaving ...
Medications
Feb 01, 2013 |
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Nurses at forefront of genomics in healthcare
On April 14, 2003 a map of the human genome was completed, ushering in a new era of genetics in medicine with applications that include genetic testing; newborn screening; susceptibility to diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular ...
Genetics
Feb 01, 2013 |
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Pioneering study shows that local volunteers increase early breast cancer detection rates in a low-income rural area
The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, is the first ever assessment of the effect of cancer screening in rural sub-Saharan Africa, and the authors are hopeful that their work, which is on-going, will ultimately show t ...
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Jan 30, 2013 |
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Eating deep-fried food associated with increased risk of prostate cancer, study finds
Regular consumption of deep-fried foods such as French fries, fried chicken and doughnuts is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, and the effect appears to be slightly stronger with regard to more aggressive ...
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Jan 28, 2013 |
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Phone and mailed interventions significantly increase colorectal cancer screening rates
A mailing or phone call to help patients get screened for colorectal cancer significantly increases their chances of actually getting tested, according to a study published in the January issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Bi ...
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Jan 28, 2013 |
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Stigma stymies prostate cancer screening, treatment in Ghana
Infectious diseases in Ghana tend to capture the most attention, but a quiet crisis may soon take over as the country's most threatening epidemic: cancer.
Cancer
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Cancer expert remains to be convinced by breast screening review
Michael Baum, Professor emeritus of surgery at University College London says that, while deaths from breast cancer may be avoided, any benefit will be more than outweighed by deaths due to the long term adverse effects of ...
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Jan 24, 2013 |
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Informing women on breast cancer overdiagnosis
In a study exploring women's responses to being told about overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening, most women felt the information was important and could enable them to make choices.
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Jan 24, 2013 |
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