Tag: Screening
Routine COVID-19 Testing Improves Safety of Elective Surgery
Benefits of nasal swab testing seen in high-transmission areas and before major surgery
Positive BRCA Test Results Down From 2008 to 2018
Socioeconomic and regional disparities persist in the use of BRCA testing
USPSTF Finds Evidence Lacking for Child HTN Screening
I statement based on lack of studies examining benefits and harms of screening, impact of treatment on outcomes in adulthood
Higher Health Literacy Linked to Odds of PSA Screening
However, patients with higher health literacy less likely to undergo PSA screening in the presence of shared decision-making
Considerable Decreases Seen in Health Care Use During COVID-19
Reductions reported in colonoscopies, mammograms, child vaccines, in-person office visits; telemedicine service use up in March, April 2020
USPSTF Issues Draft Recommendation for CRC Screening
Benefit substantial for adults aged 50 to 75 years; benefit moderate for adults aged 45 to 49 years
Interval Breast Cancers Tied to Worse Outcomes
Risk for breast cancer death more than threefold higher for interval versus screen-detected cancer
Rate of Injuries Increased Around Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer
Rates of iatrogenic, noniatrogenic injuries higher for women having diagnostic workup for cervical cancer
MACE Up for High-Risk Patients After Noncardiac Surgery
Incidence of MACE 20.6 percent within 365 days in patients at increased CV risk
CAC Helps ID CVD Risk in Women Receiving RT for Breast Cancer
Higher CAC score calculated from radiotherapy-planning CT scan linked to increased risk for CVD
