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Test requires measurement of certain metabolite levels in patients’ blood. Diagnostic test showed high sensitivity and specificity. PHILADELPHIA — A new diagnostic test that uses a scientific technique known as metabolomic analysis may be a safe and easy screening method that could improve...
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Nearly 38 percent of women in the study were not routinely screened. Patient–provider communication is key to increasing screening rate. Raising awareness of screening is important among *** community. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Screening for cervical cancer was low among women who self-identified...
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Here's what's making health news this morning: Men Should Skip Common Prostate Test, Panel Says (WSJ): The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended a "D" grade for prostate-specific-antigen, or PSA, testing which has been widely used for almost two decades to screen men for prostate...
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Editor’s note: Doctors at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester NY recently presented a study in Vancouver on breast cancer isk factors in women under 40. Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR, the study presenter at the ARRS annual meeting inVancouver...
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Some 82% of the surveyed doctors said that a test described using impressive five-year survival data "saves lives from cancer."
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People with higher out-of-pocket costs were less likely to be screened than those with lower costs, a gap that widened during the recession.
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Also: fending off whooping cough; consumer-product challenges for incoming CEO of J&J; individual insurance rates in California.
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"We could improve dismal health outcomes on both ends of the socioeconomic spectrum if we were simply faithful to science, if we provided and practiced care that we know to be effective."
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About a third of physicians surveyed believe that ultrasound or CA-125 testing is an effective screening test for ovarian cancer, though research says it isn't.
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Komen tried to quell criticism with a video, released late yesterday, saying criticisms that its move was politically motivated are "scurrilous."
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Screening for breast, colorectal and cervical cancer was more common among whites and blacks than Asians.
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Mutations in the ATM gene increase hereditary pancreatic cancer risk. Information could help with risk counseling. Screening methods are undergoing clinical trials. PHILADELPHIA — Mutations in the ATM gene may increase the hereditary risk for pancreatic cancer, according to data published in Cancer...
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The ACS says it has revised its methods "to create a more transparent, consistent and rigorous process for developing and communicating guidelines."
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Also: cancer screening in the elderly; more Plan B controversy, this time on a different form of the drug; doctor-owned hospitals could benefit from provision in House Republican bill.
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Those who attended three screenings before diagnosis had lower mortality. Strongest reduction seen in women aged between 70 and 75 years old. Stage IV tumors were most prevalent among those never screened. PHILADELPHIA — A new case-control study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention...
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