Results

Total Results: 748 records

Showing results for "cancer".
Users also searched for: colon cancer screening

1. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review78/ovarian-cancer-screening-2012
   April 15, 2012 - has the highest mortality rate of all gynecologic malignancies, and was the fifth leading cause of cancer … Ovarian cancer is a frequently fatal malignancy; in 2008, there were an estimated 15,520 deaths in the … The positive predictive value (PPV) of TVU was 1.6 percent for any neoplasm, and 1.0 percent if tumors … (15 invasive cancer cases and one tumor of low malignant potential). … or benign neoplasms 10 .

2. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the USPTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/fNXdu3HGvWE-ovsuhNeANW
   April 01, 2012 - Abstract Background: Ovarian cancer has the highest mortality rate of all gynecologic malignancies … leading cause of cancer death. 1 Ovarian cancer is a frequently fatal malignancy; in 2008, there … The positive predictive value (PPV) of TVU was 1.6 percent for any neoplasm, and 1.0 percent if tumors … (15 invasive cancer cases and one tumor of low malignant potential). … or benign neoplasms. 10 The main gap in our knowledge that is key to making the case for screening

3. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Review (pdf file)
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/cTa7Hs56-yj4kCr7yXLdRm
   July 01, 1994 - ­ ian tumors defines various tumor types on the basis of Ann Intern Med. 1994;121:124-132. … Common epithelial tumors account for 90% of all ovarian malignancies (8). … A subgroup of epi­ thelial neoplasms, termed "borderline tumors" or "cyst- adenomas of low malignant … Sonographic patterns of ovarian tumors: prediction of malignancy. … cancers.

4. Screening for Bladder Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/NZcLsqV-5K7hyfot-qHQp9
   November 01, 2004 - We performed a separate search for 2 new bladder tumor markers, NMP22 (nuclear matrix protein 22) and … BTA (bladder tumor antigen). … We used tumor markers, sensitivity and specificity, and antigens, neoplasm as “exploded” MeSH terms and … Among 7 men with well-differentiated tumors, none progressed to muscle-invasive disease after 7 years … Since these cancers may or 2 Screening for Bladder Cancer: Brief Evidence Update 3 Screening for

5. Archived: Brief Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/brief-evidence-summary/bladder-cancer-screening-2004
   June 07, 2004 - We combined "bladder neoplasms" separately with "mass screening," which yielded 28 citations, and with … We performed a separate search for 2 new bladder tumor markers, NMP22 (nuclear matrix protein 22) and … BTA (bladder tumor antigen). … We used "tumor markers," "sensitivity and specificity," and "antigens, neoplasm" as "exploded" MeSH® … Among 7 men with well-differentiated tumors, none progressed to muscle-invasive disease after 7 years

6. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening-1996
   January 01, 1996 - FOBT can also miss small adenomas and colorectal malignancies that bleed intermittently or not at all … Distribution of colorectal neoplasms. A left-to-right shift of polyps and cancer. … Screening for colon malignancy with colonoscopy. … Large colonoscopic neoplasms missed by endoscopy. … The incidence of benign and malignant neoplasms of the colon and rectum: a postmortem study.

7. Archived: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening-1996
   January 01, 1996 - cancer appear to be more effective in reducing the size of residual tumor when ovarian cancer is detected … invasive procedures (laparoscopy or laparotomy) to rule out malignancy. … Invasive epithelial ovarian cancers in white women. Collaborative Ovarian Cancer Group. … Detection of malignant ovarian neoplasm[s]: a review of the literature. 1. … Elevated serum CA 125 levels prior to diagnosis of ovarian cancer neoplasia: relevance for early detection

8. Screening for Skin Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nfQJhay7BJKbhy35DV37xK
   January 01, 2001 - , biopsies, confirmed skin cancers, and stages and thickness of skin cancers. … (Am J Prev Med 2001;20(3S): 47–58) Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): skin neoplasms, mass screening, … cancer.15,16 A large primary tumor (.2 cm) is associated with an increased risk of metastasis. … The latter study80 concluded that poor prognosis was due to rapidly growing tumors rather than delays … nodular melanoma, the type typically found in the elderly, since there is little evidence that lethal tumors

9. Archived: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/bladder-cancer-adults-screening-1996
   January 01, 1996 - full evaluation for hematuria, the positive predictive values (PPV) of serial dipstick screening for malignancy … were well-differentiated, superficial lesions with a good prognosis. 19 Rapid tests based on other tumor … screening studies cited above, all 26 cases of bladder cancer detected by screening were early tumors … detection significantly improves the prognosis for the small minority of patients found to have urologic malignancies … Three-year follow-up of bladder tumors tumours found on screening.

10. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary35/lung-cancer-screening-2004
    May 15, 2004 - Search Terms 1 Exp lung neoplasms or lung cancer.mp (mp = text words from title and abstracts … (No) Advanced Tumors Stage III, IV (%) Non-resectable Tumors (%) Mortality Rate … Survival in resected stage I lung cancer with residual tumor at the bronchial resection margin. … The Philadelphia Pulmonary Neoplasm Research Project. … Clinical features of lung cancers discovered as a postmortem "surprise."

11. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/k2QHcwuK4NkvxFXhvGrbwY
    May 01, 2004 - screening for ovarian cancer by ultrasound, the measurement of serum tumor markers, or pelvic examination … Although several other tumor markers have been associated with ovarian cancer, they have not been widely … Treatment of diagnosed cancers includes surgery and chemotherapy or other adjuvant therapy for tumors … Approximately 65% of tumors in this study were stage I. … No. 04-0542-B May 2004 8 Dates include January 1995–December 2002 1 exp Ovarian Neoplasms/ or ovarian

12. Screening for Oral Cancer (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/yvJquSQ54yDQkQqrrLroPA
    November 01, 2013 - It includes cancers of the lip and inside of the mouth. … Facts About Oral Cancer Oral cancers are an uncommon but serious disease. … Nearly three-quarters of oral cancers occur in men. … If oral cancer is diagnosed, treatment options include surgery to remove tumors, radiation to kill cancer … Click Here to Learn More About Oral Cancers Oral Cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

13. ahrq37a_LungCancer_Sum.qxd (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/VN82XmdDhcK74WtHxWBTqm
    May 01, 2004 - Cancer Screening Incident Lung Advanced Tumors Non-resectable Mortality Rate/1,000 Cancer (No) Stage … Survival in resected stage I lung cancer with residual tumor at the bronchial resection margin. … The Philadelphia Pulmonary Neoplasm Research Project. … Clinical features of lung cancers discovered as a postmortem “surprise.” … Percent Year Population Intervention Malignancies (%) Resectable Survival Philadelphia Neoplasm Research

14. Screening for Oral Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/bNvmg937mA6ks3n448uEUD
    November 01, 2004 - The MEDLINE search strategy combined the exploded MeSH heading of oral neoplasm with lip neoplasm, tongue … neoplasm, and pharynx neoplasm and crossed the result with mass screening, yielding 88 articles. … A second search was conducted crossing the exploded MeSH headings of mouth neoplasms or oral cancer with … Forty-seven cancers (7 resultant deaths) were diagnosed in the intervention group and 16 cancers (9 resultant … Micronuclei, a biomarker for chemoprevention trials: results of a randomized study in oral pre-malignancy

15. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - can produce false-positive results about 25% of men with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and no malignancy … A large proportion of cancers detected by PSA screening may be latent cancers, indolent tumors that are … cancers but only 53% for nonaggressive cancers (i.e., small, well-differentiated tumors), suggesting … Prostate cancer has a complex biology with many unanswered questions about heterogeneity, tumor-host … The frequency of carcinoma [and intraepithelial neoplasia] of the prostate in young male patients.

16. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: A Targeted, Updated Systematic Review (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/UCajZVxQEKLCgs59HV7ddE
    November 01, 2008 - CRC: 67.8 CRC: 97 Advanced neoplasia: NR Advanced neoplasia: NR 2.0 CRC: 61 CRC: 98 Advanced neoplasia … One of 7 colorectal tumors was missed on CT colonography in 1 study (55), whereas both colorectal tumors … believe that the linear no-threshold model is an oversimplification that may overestimate the risk for malignancy … Accuracy of CT colonography for detection of large adenomas and cancers. … Significance of small distal adenoma for detection of proximal neoplasms in the colorectum.

17. Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/bladder-cancer-in-adults-screening
    October 15, 2010 - tissue) tumors. … 25% present as invasive tumors 12 . … invasive tumor 7 . … tumor marker. … / exp Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/di exp Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/ge exp "Sensitivity and Specificity

18. Screening Adults for Bladder Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/L5UwXoftg4JHw4buVDhjUT
    October 01, 2010 - tissue) tumors. … 25% present as invasive tumors (12). … invasive tumor (7). … Evidence on the natural history of asymptomatic bladder cancer is lacking because tumors are typically … tumor marker.

19. Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/colorectal-cancer-screening
    May 18, 2021 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, test accuracy in detecting cancers … Among all cancers, it is third in incidence and cause of cancer death for both men and women. 1 In addition … entails exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation (range, 0.8 to 5.3 mSv), which may increase the risk of malignancy … Interval cancers in a population-based screening program for colorectal cancer in Catalonia, Spain. … Extracolonic tumors of the gastrointestinal tract detected incidentally at screening CT colonography.

20. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review79/ovarian-cancer-screening-2004
    May 15, 2004 - Although several other tumor markers have been associated with ovarian cancer, they have not been widely … Treatment of diagnosed cancers includes surgery and chemotherapy or other adjuvant therapy for tumors … Approximately 65 percent of tumors in this study were stage I. … Invasive epithelial ovarian cancers in white women. Collaborative Ovarian Cancer Group. … Tumors in the lower pelvis as imaged by sonography. Gynecol Oncol 1990;37:224-9.