Oncology & Cancer
Study finds just 18% of people who need lung cancer screening get it
Only a fraction of Americans are getting recommended lung cancer screenings, new research shows.
Jun 10, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Lung cancer screening found to prolong lives in real-world study
Among US veterans diagnosed with lung cancer through the Veterans Health Administration health care system, those who underwent screening before diagnosis were more likely to be diagnosed with earlier stage disease and had ...
Jun 10, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers tie higher county-level prostate cancer screening to better outcomes
Higher county-level prevalence of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening is associated with lower odds of advanced disease, all-cause mortality, and prostate cancer-specific mortality, according to a study published online ...
Jun 7, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers say AI blood test provides a reliable way to identify lung cancer
Using artificial intelligence technology to identify patterns of DNA fragments associated with lung cancer, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and other institutions have developed and validated a liquid ...
Jun 6, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Opinion: Why new breast cancer guidelines advising against screening women in their 40s are misguided
Despite rapidly rising rates of breast cancer in younger women and overwhelming evidence supporting the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of screening, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has recommended against ...
Jun 5, 2024
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Pediatrics
Study suggests parents 'do' have power over tweens' screen use
For many parents, it can feel like curbing kids' screen use is a losing battle. But new research from UC San Francisco (UCSF) has found the parenting practices that work best to curb screen time and addictive screen behavior: ...
Jun 5, 2024
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Health
Summer holidays aren't all fun and games for children's fitness
As summer break kicks off in the U.S., researchers are asking parents to pay closer attention to their children's screen time, as new research shows that too many are indulging in excess time online.
Jun 4, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Retrospective study shows AI detects more breast cancers with fewer false positives
Using artificial intelligence (AI), breast radiologists in Denmark have improved breast cancer screening performance and reduced the rate of false-positive findings. Results of the study were published in Radiology.
Jun 4, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds first-line biparametric MRI less cost-effective than PSA for prostate cancer screening
From an economic perspective, first-line prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is favored over biparametric magnetic resonance imaging (bpMRI) for prostate cancer screening, mainly due to false-positive results and overdiagnosis, ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
HPV-based screening can help eliminate cervical cancer
Implementing human papillomavirus (HPV)-based screening in British Columbia could eliminate cervical cancer in the province before 2040, according to a modeling study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).
Jun 3, 2024
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