The real-world risk of colorectal cancer and associated death rates appeared lower among people who had a single screening colonoscopy (compared with those not having the procedure), although only modestly so.... Read More
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Finding Cancer a New Way
Even non-smokers are at risk of oropharyngeal cancer (the part of the throat at the back of the mouth, including the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the tonsils), with most of these cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV).... Read More
Cancer Screening and the Pandemic
We “overdiagnosis” 19 percent of screening-detected breast cancers and 20 to 50 percent of screening-detected prostate cancers.... Read More
Black Men and Prostate Cancer – We Have to Do Better
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening is more controversial today than decades ago. Critics of PSA screening point to the potential harms of unnecessary treatment. Proponents of the intervention offer a direct relationship between PSA screening and diagnosing prostate cancer at an earlier (and more curable) stage.... Read More
Colon Cancer Screening: 45 is the New 50
Colon cancer screening: Recognizing an alarming increase in colorectal cancer cases among individuals under age 50. An expert panel now recommends that those at average risk for the disease start screening exams at... Read More