Tag: Screening
Risk for Cervical Cancer Higher in Women With Mental Illness
Simultaneously, women with mental illness have lower rates of participation in cancer screening
ChatGPT Mostly Accurate for Breast Cancer Prevention, Screening Questions
Responses were graded by fellowship-trained breast radiologists
Most Patients Prefer to Receive Test Results Through Online Portal
Only 7.5 percent of respondents reported that reviewing results before they were contacted by a health care practitioner increased worry
Mailed Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling Kits Are Cost-Effective
Findings show it is an economically efficient outreach strategy for increasing cervical cancer screening rates
Racial Differences Seen in Discretionary Prenatal Care
For example, Black women less likely to have depression screening, more likely to have urine drug test than White women
Children With Autism Less Likely to Receive Vision Screening
Among those with autism spectrum disorder, Black children have lower rate of screening than White, other/multiracial children
Digital Rectal Exam Does Not Detect Early-Stage Prostate Cancer
Among men analyzed with DRE as solitary screening test for prostate cancer, suspicious findings did not increase prostate cancer detection
Changes in Screening Practices Driving Increase in GDM Diagnosis
Increase in risk for gestational diabetes in British Columbia attenuated after accounting for changes in screening methods
Breast Cancer Risk Estimate Models Vary Substantially at Individual Level
Further, the choice of cutoff used to define high risk also changes individual-level recommendations
Frailty Screening Initiative Beneficial Before Elective Surgery
Implementation of initiative associated with increased referrals for frail patients and reduced postoperative mortality
