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(HealthDay)—A lottery could be an effective means of getting people engaged in potentially lifesaving colon cancer screening, a new study suggests.
Nov 18, 2014
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(HealthDay)—A lottery could be an effective means of getting people engaged in potentially lifesaving colon cancer screening, a new study suggests.
Nov 18, 2014
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(HealthDay)—A two-hour, one-step screening process increases gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) detection, but has no impact on maternal or neonatal outcomes, according to research published in the October issue of Clinical ...
Nov 13, 2014
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In a pair of related studies, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a number of new therapeutic targets for memory disorders and have developed a new screening test to ...
Nov 12, 2014
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Group Health patients with a positive screening test for colon cancer (a stool test or sigmoidoscopy) tended to be more likely to get the recommended follow-up test, a diagnostic colonoscopy, if nurse navigators contacted ...
Nov 10, 2014
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Scientists have identified more than 800 markers in the blood of cancer patients that could help lead to a single blood test for early detection of many types of cancer in future, according to research presented at the National ...
Nov 2, 2014
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A new Canadian guideline recommends that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test should not be used to screen for prostate cancer based on evidence that shows an increased risk of harm and uncertain benefits. The guideline ...
Oct 27, 2014
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Starting Monday, millions of people who have avoided colon cancer screenings can get a new home test that's noninvasive and doesn't require the icky preparation most other methods do.
Oct 26, 2014
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The search for blood-borne biomarkers that could be used to screen for colorectal cancer (CRC) has uncovered two promising candidates that may one day lead to the development of a simple blood test. Scientists have been piecing ...
Oct 22, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Researchers have found it's possible to detect ovarian cancer gene mutations in vaginal fluid samples—a finding they hope is a step toward an effective screening test for the disease.
Oct 8, 2014
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As many as half to two-thirds of women who have undergone hysterectomies or are older than 65 years in the United States report receiving Pap tests for cervical cancer. This prevalence is surprising in light of the 2003 ...
Oct 1, 2014
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