People who reside in rural areas of Utah are less likely to follow colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations than their urban counterparts, according to researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University ...
Dec 14, 2012
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In an age when physicians are often short on time and deluged with information, printed reminders about screening tests, vaccinations and other health topics can help them provide care that more closely reflects current medical ...
Dec 12, 2012
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There's a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks.
Nov 19, 2012
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Cutting the expenses associated with "low-value" medical tests and treatments – such as unnecessary imaging tests and antibiotics for viral infections that won't benefit from them – will require a multi-pronged plan targeting ...
Oct 23, 2012
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Routine screening for type 2 diabetes in adults at low and moderate risk is not recommended, although it is recommended for people at high and very high risk of the disease, state new diabetes screening guidelines published ...
Oct 16, 2012
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Preventive mammography rates in women in their 40s have dropped nearly 6 percent nationwide since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine mammograms for women in this age group, a Mayo ...
Jun 26, 2012
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New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers.
May 20, 2012
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Peter B. Bach, M.D., of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and colleagues conducted a systematic review to examine the evidence regarding the benefits and harms of low-dose computerized tomography (LDCT) ...
May 20, 2012
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Screening younger men and men at risk of prostate cancer can be beneficial in reducing metastatic cancer and deaths and should not be abandoned, states an article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
May 7, 2012
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More than half the women aged 40-49 diagnosed with breast cancer on screening mammography report no family history, a new study shows.
May 3, 2012
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