Cervical Colposcopy: Indications and Risk Assessment - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2020 - The practice of colposcopy, a diagnostic procedure to evaluate for vaginal, vulvar, and cervical dysplasia, has evolved to incorporate patient risk factors for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cancer. Changes in cervical cancer screening and guidelines, human ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0701/p39.html
Delivering Bad or Life-Altering News - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2018 - Delivering serious, bad, or life-altering news to a patient is one of the most difficult tasks physicians encounter. Broadly defined as information that may alter a patient’s view of his or her future, bad news may include information related to a chronic disease (e.g., diabetes ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0715/p99.html
Estimating the Risk of Ovarian Cancer - Point-of-Care Guides - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2009 - Every year, 25,000 women in the United States (about one in 3,000 women older than 40 years) receive ovarian cancer diagnoses, and 14,000 die of the disease. Risk factors for ovarian cancer include family history of ovarian cancer, personal history of breast cancer, obesity, not ...
American Family Physician : Point-of-Care Guides
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0915/p632.html
Predicting the Risk of Recurrence After Surgery for Prostate Cancer - Point-of-Care ...
Dec 15, 2005 - A previous Point-of-Care Guide identified a clinical decision rule that estimates the likelihood of an abnormal biopsy for prostate cancer. One of the next questions facing the patient and his physician is the likelihood of recurrence after surgery.
American Family Physician : Point-of-Care Guides
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/1215/p2511.html
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