Cancer screening in the United States, 2016: A review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening |
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| Authors: | Robert A. Smith PhD Kimberly Andrews Durado Brooks MD MPH Carol E. DeSantis MPH Stacey A. Fedewa MPH Joannie Lortet‐Tieulent MSc Deana Manassaram‐Baptiste PhD MPH Otis W. Brawley MD Richard C. Wender MD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Vice President, Cancer Screening, Cancer Control Department, American Cancer Society Atlanta, GA;2. Director, Cancer Control Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA;3. Managing Director, Cancer Control Intervention, Cancer Control Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA;4. Senior Epidemiologist, Surveillance and Health Services Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA;5. Director for Risk Factor Screening and Surveillance, Department of Epidemiology and Research Surveillance, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA;6. Chief Medical Officer, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA;7. Chief Cancer Control Officer, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA |
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| Abstract: | Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Each year the American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes a summary of its guidelines for early cancer detection, data and trends in cancer screening rates, and select issues related to cancer screening. In this issue of the journal, we summarize current ACS cancer screening guidelines, including the update of the breast cancer screening guideline, discuss quality issues in colorectal cancer screening and new developments in lung cancer screening, and provide the latest data on utilization of cancer screening from the National Health Interview Survey. CA Cancer J Clin 2016;66:95–114. © 2016 American Cancer Society. |
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| Keywords: | breast neoplasms cervical neoplasms colon and rectum neoplasms lung neoplasms screening early detection |
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