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201. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2020 - Effects may not vary by patient or tumor factors. … one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers among U.S. men (191,930 new cases) and the second leading … cause of cancer death (33,330).1 In 90 percent of newly diagnosed cancers, the disease is confined … Effects may not vary by patient or tumor risk factors. … Age and tumor risk category may be important effect modifiers.

202. Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Updated Modeling Study for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 18, 2021 - small number of cancers detected in screening studies. … that are not the target of colorectal cancer screening (eg, carcinoid tumors). … Accuracy of CT colonography for detection of large adenomas and cancers. … Contributions of adenocarcinoma and carcinoid tumors to early-onset colorectal cancer incidence rates … Prevalence of advanced, precancerous colorectal neoplasms in black and white populations: a systematic

203. Cancer-Ovarian-Contraceptives Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - compared with other common cancers. … (KQ 1, KQ 2, and KQ 3); breast, cervical, colorectal, and endometrial cancers (KQ 4 and KQ 5); and … outcomes (KQ 1, KQ 2, KQ 3), 66 to other cancers of interest (KQ 4, KQ 5), and 50 to vascular events … Increase or decrease in age-specific incidence of cancers in ever OC users versus never users Figure … (decreased risk of ovarian, colorectal, and endometrial cancers) associated with OC use can affect

204. Screening for oral cancer literature surveillance report 2023 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2023 - Screening for oral cancer literature surveillance report 2023 1 U.S. … Non-Invasive Early Detection of Oral Cancers Using Fluorescence Visualization with Optical Instruments … Cancers. 2020;12(10):27. PMID: 32992486. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers12102771. 13. … A Study of Toluidine Blue Staining in Suspected Oral Malignancies in Patients Presenting to Tertiary … Salivary High-Risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) DNA as a Biomarker for HPV-Driven Head and Neck Cancers

205. Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - detected by PSA screening have a tumor that either will not progress or will progress so slowly that … On the basis of PSA level, Gleason score, and tumor stage, approximately 43% had low-risk tumors, 36% … had intermediate-risk tumors, and 21% had high-risk tumors. … The 10-year prostate cancer mortality rate for well- or moderately differentiated tumors among men aged … The frequency of carcinoma and intraepithelial neoplasia of the prostate in young male patients.

206. Archived: Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 26, 2016 - nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) (ie, basal cell and squamous cell cancers) or melanoma skin cancer. … Although NMSC represents more than 97% of skin cancers, 1 melanoma skin cancer is the primary public … 1.01 to 2.00 mm, 4.69 (95% CI, 4.24–5.02) for tumors 2.01 to 4.00 mm, and 5.71 (95% CI, 5.10–6.39) for … tumors larger than 4.00 mm. … rather than earlier detection of invasive tumors, in the absence of changes in mortality. 30 , 31

207. Data Points 14: Use of Endocrine Therapy (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - For women with early invasive cancers, therapy was highest for women treated with BCS+RT and lowest … .1 Most breast cancers (about 75%) contain significant numbers of estrogen receptors (this is called … Use was lowest among women with ER- tumors. Use did not vary greatly across tumor size or grade. … For both groups, use was highest among women with ER+ tumors but was similar for women whose tumors … It appears that while rates of use are higher for women with early invasive cancers than for DCIS,

208. Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
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     May 02, 2025 - Recurrent cancer, metastatic cancer, early stage (T1aN0 and T1bN0), stage 4 cancer, GEJ cancer patients … stromal tumors (GIST), neuroendocrine tumors, gastric lymphoma, MALToma, other rare gastric cancers … To reduce clinical heterogeneity, we will analyze studies of patients with resectable tumors or who … ://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol.pdf https: … * OR carcinoma* OR malignan* OR neoplas* OR tumor* OR tumour*)):ab,ti,kw) 2 'cancer palliative therapy

209. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 13, 2002 - More than 80% of colorectal cancers arise from adenomatous polyps. … Annual screening with hydrated specimens detected 49% of all incident cancers, but 38% of all subjects … Small and flat polyps are less well visualized on CT colography than are cancers and large polyps. … Uptake, yield of neoplasia, and adverse effects of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening. … Risk of advanced proximal neoplasms in asymptomatic adults according to the distal colorectal findings

210. Statistical Brief #69: Hospitalization for Colorectal Cancer, 2006 (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2009 - of cancer-related deaths.1 Unlike most cancers, colorectal cancer is considered preventable in many … in 2006, including cancers of the colon, rectum, and anus. … therapy noted as the principal diagnosis, including colorectal cancer (26.6 percent), secondary malignancies … surgical treatment used to remove malignant tumors in the colon), and one-fifth (21.8 percent) cited … colon, rectum, or anus 151,900 26.6% 2 Secondary malignancies 27,600 4.8% 3 Intestinal obstruction

211. Accuracy of skin cancer diagnosis by physician assistants compared with dermatologists in a large health care system. | PSNet
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     August 04, 2021 - Study Emerging Classic Accuracy of skin cancer diagnosis … physician assistants working in dermatology clinics performed more biopsies and diagnosed fewer skin cancers … August 7, 2019 Diagnostic error in pediatric cancer. … January 17, 2018 Breast cancer screening in Denmark: a cohort study of tumor size and … November 18, 2013 Process of care failures in breast cancer diagnosis.

212. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2004 - and also identifies a significantly higher proportion of small (early-stage, resectable) lung cancers … Data from the Mayo Lung Project showed increased rates of early tumors in the CXR/sputum cytology-screened … group compared with the control group, without a change in numbers of advanced tumors or subsequent … mortality rates, suggesting diagnosis of a pool of indolent tumors. 27 The false-positive rate with … American Cancer Society.

213. Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - A large primary tumor (> 2 cm) is associated with an increased risk of metastasis. … To find controlled trials of counseling (question 6), we searched MEDLINE using the terms “skin neoplasms … Outcome measure: new skin cancers. … No difference in the incidence of first cancers. … Sunscreen reduced the total incidence of squamous cell cancers but not basal cell cancers.

214. Colorectal-Cancer-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - Adenoma—Benign tumor from epithelial tissue. … Stool DNA and occult blood testing for screen detection of colorectal neoplasia. … Sensitivity and specificity of a stool DNA multitarget assay panel for the detection of advanced colorectal neoplasia … Detection of stool DNA mutations before and after treatment of colorectal neoplasia. … Stool methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of colorectal neoplasia

215. Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
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     February 07, 2025 - Recurrent cancer, metastatic cancer, early stage (T1aN0 and T1bN0), stage 4 cancer, GEJ cancer patients … stromal tumors (GIST), neuroendocrine tumors, gastric lymphoma, MALToma, other rare gastric cancers … To reduce clinical heterogeneity, we will analyze studies of patients with resectable tumors or who … Key Informants https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol.pdf … * OR carcinoma* OR malignan* OR neoplas* OR tumor* OR tumour*)):ab,ti,kw) 2 'cancer palliative therapy

216. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 259: Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - to draw conclusions regarding differences in IBR or other outcomes according to individual patient, tumor … is the leading cause of global cancer incidence and remains a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide … , defined as a small tumor less than or equal to 3 cm that has minimal or no lymph node involvement … Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers … disease recurrences after breast conservation therapy based on location and histology: new primary tumors

217. Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - intended to inform primarily medical oncologists, alongside members of multidisciplinary teams and tumor … Recurrent cancer, metastatic cancer, early stage (T1aN0 and T1bN0), stage 4 cancer, GEJ cancer patients … stromal tumors (GIST), neuroendocrine tumors, gastric lymphoma, MALToma, other rare gastric cancers … To reduce clinical heterogeneity, we will analyze studies of patients with resectable tumors or who … * OR carcinoma* OR malignan* OR neoplas* OR tumor* OR tumour*)):ab,ti,kw) 2 'cancer palliative therapy

218. Data Points 16: Types of Prostate Radiation: Changes across time and geography in the use of prostate radiation technologies for newly diagnosed older cancer patients: 2006-2008 (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - outcomes, especially in higher risk tumors, although evidence is lacking.5 In 2000, Medicare began … that proportion had increased to 82 percent.9 Prior examinations of the same database have shown tumor … Higher doses of CRT are associ- ated with lower tumor recurrence rates. … tumors where the indications for IMRT are not very strong (i.e., where the risk of adjacent organ … Monitoring IMRT use should be a priority for these other cancers as well as for groups of prostate

219. Head-Neck-Cancer-Update Espanol (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - cerebral y el cáncer tiroideo no son tipos de cáncer de cabeza y cuello. 1 De acuerdo al National Cancer … información de este resumen proviene del informe actualizado Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer … 2010 titulado Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Radiation Therapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer … Atención Médica; AHRQ, por su sigla en inglés), visite www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/head-neck-cancer … Esta guía fue traducida de la publicación en inglés titulada Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

220. Screening for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - What is breast cancer? Breast cancer is cancer that occurs in the cells of the breast. … cancer. … Facts about Breast Cancer Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. … more difficult to “see” on a mammogram, which makes it harder to find and accurately identify breast cancers … Click Here to Learn More About Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Screening Breast Cancer (National