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In a Clinical Practice Guideline published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of Global Oncology

Recommendations for Secondary Prevention of Cervical Cancer

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HPV DNA testing recommended in all resource settings; HIV+ should undergo screening more often
To reduce inconclusive results for thyroid nodules

Fewer Uncertain Thyroid Results With Core Needle vs Repeat FNA

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Core-needle biopsy has better diagnostic performance than repeat fine-needle aspiration
Nearly one-third of cancer deaths among Americans aged 35 or older are caused by smoking

Smoking Still Responsible for Many U.S. Cancer Deaths

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Linked to close to one-third of fatal cancers in patients 35 and older
For men with low-risk prostate cancer

Higher Grade Disease at Prostatectomy With Surveillance

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No difference in other adverse pathological outcomes versus men undergoing immediate surgery
From 1999 to 2014 the numbers of deaths

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Deaths Down 1999 to 2014

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Additional study needed to demonstrate the efficacy of residential CO alarms
Heavy cannabis users have lower bone density compared to cigarette smokers

Lower Bone Density Seen in Heavy Users of Cannabis

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Researchers find heavy users have lower bone density than cigarette smokers
Patients with peripheral artery disease who also have high levels of trimethylamine N-oxide

Digestive Byproduct of Meat Linked to Mortality Risk in PAD

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Findings for patients with peripheral artery disease and high levels of trimethylamine N-oxide
Healthy living can lower the odds for colorectal cancer for men who are at high genetic risk for the disease

Men With Genetic Risk of CRC May Lower Risk Via Healthy Lifestyle

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Adopting healthy lifestyle can cut 25-year risk for the disease from 29 to 13 percent
More than 90 percent of men in Sweden who have very low-risk prostate cancer choose close monitoring rather than immediate treatment -- and more American men should use that option

Surveillance Rates on Rise in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer

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In Sweden, 90 percent with very low-risk disease choose this option instead of immediate treatment
Patients with migraines have higher levels of certain microbes in their mouths and digestive systems

Nitrate-Reducing Oral Microbes Linked to Migraines

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Migraneurs harbor significantly more microbes in their mouths and guts