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141. Overdiagnosis in low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer. | PSNet
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     August 04, 2021 - Overdiagnosis in low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer. … lung cancer that would not otherwise become clinically apparent—or cancer overdiagnosis . … Using these calculations, approximately 20% of cancers detected by LDCT screening represented overdiagnosis … Overdiagnosis in low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer. … August 3, 2016 Errors in the MRI evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors and tumorlike lesions

142. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 27, 2012 - die with hepatic metastases.1 Colorectal cancer is the most common malignancy that metastasizes to … "[Mesh] OR ((hepatic OR liver) AND (cancer OR cancers OR oncology OR neoplasms)) AND "Colorectal Neoplasms … OR cancers OR oncology OR neoplasms AND colon OR colorectal OR rectal OR intestinal OR rectum OR intestine … Is Extended Hepatectomy for Hepatobiliary Malignancy Justified? Ann Surg 2004;239(5):722-32. … Antiangiogenic agents in advanced gastrointestinal malignancies: past, present and a novel future.

143. Recommendation: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 30, 2024 - diagnosed with triple-negative cancers (ie, ER-, PR-, and HER2-), which are more aggressive tumors, and … detection or in tumor characteristics (tumor size, histologic grade, or node status) when comparing … The risk of a stage IIB or higher cancer diagnosis and of having a tumor with less favorable prognostic … cancer features such as tumor size, node positivity status, or histologic grade when comparing annual … Interval breast cancer rates and tumor characteristics in the prospective population-based Malmö breast

144. Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 30, 2024 - review as stage IIB or higher, which encompasses tumors with local lymph node involvement or distant … synthetic digital mammography. 33 , 47 Supplemental Screening The Dense Tissue and Early Breast Neoplasm … Breast-cancer tumor size, overdiagnosis, and mammography screening effectiveness. … Proportion of Screen-Detected Invasive Cancers Diagnosed (Advanced Stage [II or Higher], Tumor Size > … of control group interval tumors) was statistically significant; second-round results not yet published

145. Archived: Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2016 - (n = 10,286), which had about 4 years of follow-up, 0.35% of examinations revealed an extracolonic malignancy … Screening for colorectal neoplasms with new fecal occult blood tests: update on performance characteristics … Association between early stage colon neoplasms and false-negative results from the fecal immunochemical … Accuracy of CT colonography for detection of large adenomas and cancers. … Extracolonic tumors of the gastrointestinal tract detected incidentally at screening CT colonography.

146. Surveillance & Identification of Triggers for Updating Systematic Reviews for the EHC Program (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - oral or paranasal or para-nasal or nasal or sinus or salivary or parotid).ti,ab. (1428510) 3 (neoplasm … or neoplasms or tumor or tumors or tumour or tumours or cancer or cancers or adenocarcinoma or carcinoma … oral or paranasal or para-nasal or nasal or sinus or salivary or parotid).ti,ab. (1428510) 39 (neoplasm … or neoplasms or tumor or tumors or tumour or tumours or cancer or cancers or adenocarcinoma or carcinoma … or neoplasms or tumor or tumors or tumour or tumours or cancer or cancers or adenocarcinoma or carcinoma

147. Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Screening for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2024 - as a family history of breast cancer (ie, a first- degree relative with breast cancer) or having dense … diagnosed with triple-negative cancers (ie, ER-, PR-, and HER2-), which are more aggressive tumors … Breast cancer is the second most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death among … In 2023, an estimated 43,170 women died of breast cancer. … • The National Cancer Institute has information on breast cancer screening for health care professionals

148. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2009 - (e.g., lung, prostate, breast) and uncommon cancers (e.g., skull base tumors, uveal melanomas). … survival (e.g., disease-free survival, progression-free survival, tumor response rate, or quality of … Three trials pertained to prostate cancer, whereas the remaining dealt with less common cancers (ocular … melanoma, skull base and brain tumors, and pancreatic cancer). … Especially for many common cancers, such as breast, prostate, lung, and pancreatic cancers, it is essential

149. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - includes tumors confined to the prostate (T1–T2) and tumors with extracapsular extension but without … be influenced by factors such as patient age and health at the time of diagnosis, life expectancy, tumor … therapy (e.g., androgen deprivation therapy [ADT]) Interstitial brachytherapy: a strategy whereby tumor … –� Recommended treatment options based on the patient’s age, health status, life expectancy, and tumor … stage –� The potential for tumor eradication with treatment –� Available evidence for the efficacy and

150. Screening for Bladder Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2011 - The stages of bladder cancer include superficial (Ta or T1) and muscle-invasive tumors. … One fourth of all cases of bladder cancer and 20% to 40% of all invasive tumors have already metastasized … Treatment Once bladder cancer has been diagnosed, several fac- tors determine treatment, including tumor … grade, cancer stage (superficial vs. invasive), whether the tumor is recur- rent, the patient’s age … , tumor characteristics, and subsequent treatments.

151. Development of the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Development of the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey The CAHPS ® Cancer Care Survey was developed and … It was sponsored by AHRQ’s CAHPS program and the Outcomes Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute … AIR and Mayo Clinic began by developing a conceptual framework for understanding patient-centered cancer … -item survey that included 41 questions designed to measure patient experiences in eight domains of cancer … They also conducted testing of the proposed measures with patients who had received cancer treatment.

152. Research Protocol: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases (pdf file)
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     October 10, 2019 - studies have shown that prognosis can vary substantially.5-8 Brain metastases occur with a variety of cancers … While treatment for brain metastases from other primary cancers and in pediatric patients is equally … Epidemiology of metastatic brain tumors. … Effect of tumor subtype on survival and the graded prognostic assessment for patients with breast cancer … OR cancer* OR neoplasm* OR carcinoma* OR metastasectomy))) AND (MH "Radiosurgery") OR TI(radiation

153. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 18, 2011 - For advanced neoplasia. … Gastroenterology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Digestive Disease Week, Gastrointestinal Cancers … Molecular detection of colorectal neoplasia. [Review] [107 refs]. … 2 f-dna.ti,ab. 3 sdna.ti,ab. 4 DNA/ 5 DNA Methylation/ 6 DNA Mutational Analysis/ 7 DNA, Neoplasm … Colonic Polyps/ 14 Colonic Neoplasms/ 15 Sigmoid Neoplasms/ 16 Rectal Neoplasms/ 17 Anus Neoplasms

154. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2011 - However, other causes of hepatitis must be excluded, including chemotherapy-induced hepatic injury, tumor … Rarely, hepatitis may be caused by tumor obstruction of the hepatic veins producing the Budd-Chiari … For other solid tumors, the rate of reactivation appears to be lower, ranging between 14% and 21%.(11 … The more intensive chemotherapeutic regimens for hematological malignancy and breast cancer are particularly … Patients receiving rituximab or those treated for haematological malignancies and breast cancer appear

155. Breast-Abnormalities-Tests-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - is one of the most common malignancies of women, with approximately 200,000 new cases diagnosed … every year in the United States.1 Some breast cancers are identified by physical examination (either … Women with readily treatable early-stage cancers who mistakenly get triaged into “return to normal … Prospective sonographic study of 3093 breast tumors. J Ultrasound Med. 1999 May;18(5):363-70. … D galactose-based signal-enhanced color Doppler sonography of breast tumors and tumorlike lesions.

156. Draft - Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Appendix D1 Tables (xls file)
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     January 01, 2024 - of prostate cancer, any malignancy diagnosed within 5 years of entry except for nonmelanoma skin cancer … (except basal cell carcinoma or other tumors within the past five years) Patients with nodal involvement … or prior pelvic RT/prostatectomy History of other malignancies (within five years, with noted exceptions … Prior malignancies, presence of small-cell, neuroendocrine or transitional-cell carcinoma in the biopsy … other than nonmetastatic skin cancers or early stage small lymphocytic lymphoma within the last 5 years

157. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening and Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - been reported. 6 , 8 With a median age at diagnosis of 53 years, 9 MM ranks second among adult-onset cancers … signs and symptoms suggesting cutaneous malignancy and the possible benefits of periodic self-examination … Second cancer following cutaneous melanoma and cancers of the brain, thyroid, connective tissue, bone … Model predicting survival in stage I melanoma based on tumor progression. … The effect of various sunscreen agents on skin damage and the introduction induction of tumor susceptibility

158. Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2021 - percent across patient populations.7-9 However, risk of malnutrition varies substantially by patient and tumor … characteristics, including age at diagnosis, tumor type, stage of disease, type of cancer treatment … (such as Head and Neck, Breast, Multiple Cancers, etc.) and report the intervention comparisons and … emia* or melanoma* or myeloma* or neoplasm* or radiotherap* or radiation therap*).ti,ab. … or exp Neoplasms/ or chemoprevention/ or chemoradiotherapy/ or chemoradiotherapy, adjuvant/ or chemotherapy

159. Screening for Breast Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 30, 2024 - significant difference in breast cancer detection or in tumor charac- teristics (tumor size, histologic … diagnosed with triple-negative cancers (ie, ER–, PR–, and HER2–), which are more aggressive tumors, and … The risk of a stage IIB or higher cancer diagnosis and of having a tumor with less favorable prognostic … breast cancers. … Interval breast cancer rates and tumor characteristics in the prospective population-based Malmö breast

160. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
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     Screening for Breast Cancer Background Screening for Breast Cancer Final Recommendations … BACKGROUND Summary Mammography is an important tool in reducing the number of deaths due to breast cancer … screening include: • Overdiagnosis and overtreatment, meaning that a woman would undergo treatment for a tumor … biopsies and psychological harms (such as anxiety); and • False-negative test results or missed cancers … Breast cancer caused by radiation, while infrequent, is another potential harm.