Concerns over potential harms of tests advertised directly to consumers
Better information and regulation are essential to protect consumers from potential harms of tests advertised directly to consumers, argue experts in The BMJ.
Dec 5, 2024
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Finding: Overdiagnosis
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Why alarm is easing over a rise in pancreatic cancer among the young
Experts have been concerned by rising rates of pancreatic cancer in young adults, but new research reveals the jump in cases has not been accompanied by any increase in deaths from the disease.
Nov 19, 2024
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Heavy smokers can benefit from lung cancer screening using low-dose CT
Lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (CT) offers more benefits than harms for heavy active and former smokers: The procedure can prevent some people from dying from lung cancer and may also prolong overall ...
Oct 9, 2024
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Researchers suggest rethinking 'cancer' label for early-stage prostate changes
A new paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that patients may benefit if doctors stop calling certain early-stage changes to the prostate "cancer" at all. The paper is titled "When is prostate cancer ...
Oct 1, 2024
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Prostate cancer rates across Europe since 1980 are 'indicative of overdiagnosis,' say experts
Rates of prostate cancer across Europe since 1980 are "indicative of overdiagnosis," say researchers in a study published by The BMJ.
Sep 4, 2024
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Research: Insufficient evidence to recommend low-dose CT screening in never smokers
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Detecting this disease in its early stages significantly improves survival rates, making low-dose CT screening an essential component in the fight ...
Aug 5, 2024
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Research shows some women in their 40s prefer to delay breast cancer screening
A considerable proportion of women aged 39 to 49 years prefer to delay breast cancer screening, especially after a decision aid (DA) intervention, according to a study published online July 16 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Jul 16, 2024
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Screening with a PSA test has a small impact on prostate cancer deaths but leads to overdiagnosis, finds study
The largest study to date investigating a single invitation to a PSA blood test to screen for prostate cancer has found it had a small impact on reducing deaths, but also led to overdiagnosis and missed early detection of ...
Apr 6, 2024
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Melanoma overdiagnosis soars among white Americans, study finds
More than half of all melanoma diagnoses among white Americans may be overdiagnosed, according to a new study led by a researcher at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.
Jan 22, 2024
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Better access to diagnostic tests raises incidence of thyroid cancer in more affluent areas
The incidence of thyroid cancer in São Paulo State, part of Brazil's relatively developed Southeast region, varies considerably according to socioeconomic status (education, poverty, wealth, income, segregation, mobility, ...
Oct 31, 2023
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