Tag: Screening

Genetically adjusted prostate-specific antigen more predictive of aggressive prostate cancer than unadjusted PSA

Predictors of abnormal liver function test include elderly onset of SSc, alcoholic drinking, and edematous skin

Two draft recommendation statements find lack of evidence for dental screening, preventive interventions in children, adults

Mailed HPV self-collection kits with appointment-scheduling assistance leads to greater uptake of screening in underscreened women

One-time CKD screening at age 55 years had incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $86,300 per QALY gained; other options were also cost-effective

Participation in bowel, breast, and cervical cancer screening was lower for those with severe mental illness

Findings based on a subset of 10 genes with greatest predictive power

AI methods identified those at highest risk for pancreatic cancer within 36 months

Women with higher-than-average breast cancer risk, especially Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women, should start screening at younger age

Genomic screening for Lynch syndrome, hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome, and familial hypercholesterolemia likely cost-effective for adults younger than 40 years