Oncology & Cancer
Final advice: Panel against routine prostate test
Healthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screenings, says updated advice from a government panel that found the PSA blood tests do more harm than good.
May 21, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
U.S. panel rejects ovarian cancer screening
(HealthDay) -- A leading U.S. government panel has renewed its 2004 recommendation that women at average risk for ovarian cancer not get screened for the disease.
Apr 10, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Panels recommend gearing back on prostate-cancer screenings, cancer
A blood screening result that suggests prostate cancer is bound to provoke high anxiety - even though up to 80 percent of those findings turn out to be false positives.
Dec 28, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer test still holds value: Urologist addresses common myths about the disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Earlier this year, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced recommendations that surprised the medical community: Healthy men should no longer have the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test to ...
Dec 23, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
PSA testing, combined with other relevant patient data can reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies
Prostate cancer screening that combines an adjusted blood test with other factors including the size of the gland, the patient's overall weight and family history, can help up to one-quarter of men avoid biopsies and the ...
Dec 8, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Annual cancer screening tests urged less and less
Annual cancer tests are becoming a thing of the past. New guidelines out Wednesday for cervical cancer screening have experts at odds over some things, but they are united in the view that the common practice of getting a ...
Oct 19, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Mammography is 'imperfect' test
For women today, turning 40 often brings birthday cake and candles. But it also brings a question: Should I get a mammogram?
Oct 14, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
New prostate cancer test advice overturns dogma
(AP) -- Men finally may be getting a clearer message about undergoing PSA screening for prostate cancer: Don't do it.
Oct 7, 2011
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Health
Parents' anxiety about newborn screening results does not lead to increased health care use
There has been longstanding concern among physicians and policymakers that false-positive results may cause parents to believe that their children are vulnerable to illness, leading them to overuse health care services as ...
Sep 19, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
New trial of 'pill-on-a-thread' brings screening for esophageal cancer closer
A man from Cambridge is the first to join the surveillance part of a clinical trial that could see routine screening for esophageal cancer introduced into the NHS, potentially halving deaths from this cancer every year.
Jan 10, 2024
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