Colorectal cancer currently has the highest incidence of all cancers in Singapore. The health authorities advocate colorectal cancer screening for the average risk population, starting from age 50 years, but in the absence of a national screening programme, the reliance is on opportunistic screening. ...
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Harms of breast cancer screening: systematic review to update the 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation. Ann Intern Med. 2016;164(4):256-267. doi:10.7326/M15-0970PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 10. Siu AL; US Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for breast cancer: ...
All individuals with an average risk of breast cancer should begin screening mammography at 40 years of age, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) stated in a clinical practice update. Previously, ACOG recommended that clinicians begin offering mammography to anyone...
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We systematically reviewed the literature on the accuracy of new technologies proposed for breast cancer screening. Four potential tests were identified (ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), full-field digital mammography (FFDM), and computer-aided detection (CAD)) for which primary studies me...
Early screening increases the likelihood of detecting cancer, thereby improving survival rates. National screening programs have been established in which eligible women receive a letter containing a voucher for a free screening. Even so, mammography use is often considered as remaining too low. We te...
Breast cancer is a disease characterized by the growth of malignant cells in the mammary glands. Breast cancer affects males and females, although women are about 100 times more likely to develop the disease than men.
Biomarkers in Breast Cancer: An Old Story with a New End by Lyvia Neves Rebello Alves 1,2,†, Débora Dummer Meira 1,2,*,†, Luiza Poppe Merigueti 1, Matheus Correia Casotti 1,2, Diego do Prado Ventorim 3, Jucimara Ferreira Figueiredo Almeida 1, Valdemir Pereira de So...
breast cancer due to factors known prior to the onset of screening (eg, family history, BRCA mutation carrier, history of chest irradiation), what are the relative benefits, limitations, and harms associated with different screening modalities at different intervals, and how do these vary by age...