Screening

Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.

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Former smokers who vape now still need to be screened for lung cancer. Many of them aren't

Despite kicking their initial habit, these individuals remain at risk of developing lung cancer due to their history of smoking cigarettes, current use of e-cigarettes, or both, experts caution.

EHR interventions increase lung cancer screening by 30% but still leave over half of patients behind

Although CT lung cancer screening is known to improve detection rates and health outcomes, compliance among eligible patients remains lackluster.

Lung cancer screening CT image in a 66-year-old male patient shows a sessile nodule with internal air in the left mainstem to left upper lobe bronchus (arrow) with a mean diameter of 10 mm. The nodule was assigned as Lung-RADS category 4A in the clinical report. (B) Follow-up CT image shows the lesion is resolved. Image courtesy of RSNA

Lung-RADS update helps limit false-positive results, unnecessary procedures

Using the latest version was associated with improved diagnostic accuracy, researchers wrote in a new analysis. 

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Offering evening, weekend hours could increase compliance with breast cancer screening recommendations

This is especially true among women younger than 50 and who live in areas considered more socioeconomically disadvantaged, according to new data.

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How radiologists can help patients quit smoking

There are still nearly 30 million people who actively smoke in the United States.

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ACS updates guidelines, recommends lung cancer screening for 5 million more Americans

The American Cancer Society suggests screening for anyone between the ages of 50 and 80 who smoked or currently smokes cigarettes.

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Most women fail to recognize signs of breast cancer, a third are confused by screening guidelines

Results of a survey from Ohio State University show the public needs a lot more education on breast cancer facts.

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Majority of patients say cancer screening should not be based on life expectancy

A poll from the University of Michigan shows that older adults are skeptical of cancer screening guidelines based on age.

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