Should Screening Techniques for Colorectal Cancer All Have an 'A' Recommendation? No: ...
May 15, 2017 - The AAFP will continue to evaluate different screening tests as more research becomes available, but currently can endorse only those options that have the strongest evidence that benefits exceed harms.
American Family Physician : Editorials: Controversies in Family Medicine
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0515/p618.html
Should Screening Techniques for Colorectal Cancer All Have an 'A' Recommendation? Yes: ...
May 15, 2017 - We need to emphasize the message that regardless of which test is used, patients should get screened for colorectal cancer.
American Family Physician : Editorials: Controversies in Family Medicine
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0515/p616.html
Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis and Treatment - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2017 - Multiple myeloma accounts for 1.6% of all cancer cases and approximately 10% of hematologic malignancies in the United States. In 2015, an estimated 28,850 new cases of multiple myeloma were diagnosed in the United States, and the disease caused more than 11,000 deaths. Patients older ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0315/p373.html
Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Recommendation Statement - U.S. Preventive Services ...
Feb 15, 2017 - The USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer starting at age 50 years and continuing until age 75 years.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0215/od1.html
Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: New ...
Feb 15, 2017 - In April 2016, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its recommendation on the use of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). Because emerging evidence suggested that aspirin may also be useful for the prevention of cancer, for the first time, the USPSTF ...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0215/p222.html
Active Surveillance for Localized Prostate Cancer: No Increased Mortality, but Higher ...
Feb 1, 2017 - This landmark study compared active surveillance with radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy for patients with T1c or T2 prostate cancer. The benefits of active surveillance include avoiding radical therapy in one-half of the patients, with no effect on disease-specific survival or ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0201/p196.html
Esophageal Cancer - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2017 - Esophageal cancer has a poor prognosis and high mortality rate, with an estimated 16,910 new cases and 15,910 deaths projected in 2016 in the United States. Squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma account for more than 95% of esophageal cancers. Squamous cell carcinoma is more common...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0101/p22.html
How to Counsel Men About PSA Screening - Editorials - American Family Physician
Nov 15, 2016 - For family physicians to put PSA screening guidance into practice, they must elicit patients' preferences and provide accurate, understandable information about the benefits and harms.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/1115/p782.html
Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer:...
Oct 15, 2016 - The USPSTF recommends initiating low-dose aspirin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and colorectal cancer (CRC) in adults aged 50 to 59 years who have a 10% or greater 10-year CVD risk, are not at increased risk for bleeding, have a life expectancy of at ...
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/1015/od1.html
Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer ...
Oct 15, 2016 - S.L. is a 55-year-old man who presents to your office for a routine refill of his antihypertension medication. He also takes a statin and an antidepressant. Although he smokes, his blood pressure and cholesterol are well controlled. His history and physical examination are unremarkable.
American Family Physician : Putting Prevention into Practice
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/1015/p661.html
Screening for Breast Cancer - Putting Prevention into Practice - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2016 - S.O. is a 47-year-old woman who presents to your office for a well-woman visit. She is healthy, takes no medications, and has no health concerns. She has never been diagnosed with breast cancer, nor have any of her first-degree relatives. Her digital mammography two years ago was ...
American Family Physician : Putting Prevention into Practice
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0715/p143.html
Colorectal Cancer Screening Modalities: Variable Uptake, Variable Yield - POEMs - ...
Jun 15, 2016 - Based on the initial round of screening in this randomized trial, it appears that more patients complete fecal immunochemical testing than colonography or colonoscopy. Using the most conservative estimate, the yields of advanced adenomas and advanced neoplasms are similar.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0615/p1032a.html
Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Cancer - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2016 - Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic cancer. Less than one-half of patients survive for more than five years after diagnosis. Ovarian cancer affects women of all ages but is most commonly diagnosed after menopause. More than 75% of affected women are diagnosed at an advanced ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0601/p937.html
What Women and Their Physicians Need to Know About the UKCTOCS Study and Ovarian Cancer...
Jun 1, 2016 - An overview of the recent results from the United Kingdom Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS) and implications for clinical practice and public health.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0601/p903.html
Screening for Ovarian Cancer—More Hype Than Hope? - Editorials - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2016 - In keeping with the principles of the Choosing Wisely campaign, physicians and patients would do well to avoid the pitfalls of overscreening and wait for results that promise more hope than hype.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0601/p906.html
Primary Care of the Prostate Cancer Survivor - American Family Physician
May 1, 2016 - This summary of the American Cancer Society Prostate Cancer Survivorship Care Guidelines targets primary care physicians who coordinate care of prostate cancer survivors with subspecialists. Prostate cancer survivors should undergo prostate-specific antigen screening every six to 12 ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0501/p764.html
Diagnosis and Management of Adnexal Masses - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2016 - Adnexal masses can have gynecologic or nongynecologic etiologies, ranging from normal luteal cysts to ovarian cancer to bowel abscesses. Women who report abdominal or pelvic pain, increased abdominal size or bloating, difficulty eating, or rapid satiety that occurs more than 12 times ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0415/p676.html
Cancer Screening in Older Patients - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2016 - Although cancer is the second leading cause of death among persons 65 years and older, there is a paucity of clinical trial data about the effectiveness and harms of cancer screening in this population. Given the heterogeneous nature of the older population, cancer screening in these ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0415/p659.html
Screening for Breast Cancer: Recommendation Statement - U.S. Preventive Services Task ...
Apr 15, 2016 - The USPSTF recommends biennial screening mammography for women aged 50 to 74 years.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0415/od1.html
ACS Releases Guideline on Breast Cancer Screening - Practice Guidelines - American ...
Apr 15, 2016 - The American Cancer Society (ACS) organized an interdisciplinary guideline development group to review the available evidence on breast cancer mortality, quality of life, life expectancy, false-positive findings, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment, and to update their 2003 guideline on ...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0415/p711.html
Counseling Women About Breast Cancer Screening - Editorials - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2016 - Practical strategies can help family physicians and women in their 40s make more informed decisions about breast cancer screening.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0415/p652.html
Diagnosis and Management of Endometrial Cancer - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2016 - Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy. It is the fourth most common cancer in women in the United States after breast, lung, and colorectal cancers. Risk factors are related to excessive unopposed exposure of the endometrium to estrogen, including unopposed ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0315/p468.html
Primary Brain Tumors in Adults: Diagnosis and Treatment - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2016 - Primary intracranial tumors of the brain structures, including meninges, are rare with an overall five-year survival rate of 33.4%; they are collectively called primary brain tumors. Proven risk factors for these tumors include certain genetic syndromes and exposure to high-dose ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0201/p211.html
Routine CT Scans for Occult Malignancy Not Useful in Patients with Unprovoked VTE - ...
Jan 1, 2016 - There is no advantage to adding CT of the abdomen and pelvis to a basic screening protocol for occult malignancy in patients with unprovoked VTE.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0101/p59a.html
ACP Releases Best Practice Advice on Screening for Cervical Cancer - Practice ...
Dec 15, 2015 - Based on the best available evidence, the American College of Physicians (ACP) has released best practice advice on cervical cancer screening in average-risk, asymptomatic women 21 years or older. This advice is targeted to all clinicians, and refers to screening for cervical ...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1215/p1107.html