Cancer screening in the United States, 2013 |
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| Authors: | Robert A. Smith PhD Durado Brooks MD MPH Vilma Cokkinides PhD Debbie Saslow PhD Otis W. Brawley MD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Senior Director, Cancer Control Science Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA;2. Director of Colorectal and Prostate Cancer, Cancer Control Science Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA;3. Program Director for Risk Factor Surveillance, Department of Epidemiology and Research Surveillance, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA;4. Director of Breast and Gynecological Cancer, Cancer Control Science Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA;5. Executive Vice President for Research and Medical Affairs, A merican Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, and Editor‐in‐Chief of CA |
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| Abstract: | Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Each year the American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes a summary of its recommendations for early cancer detection, a report on data and trends in cancer screening rates, and select issues related to cancer screening. In this issue of the journal, current ACS cancer screening guidelines are summarized, as are updated guidelines on cervical cancer screening and lung cancer screening with low‐dose helical computed tomography. The latest data on the use of cancer screening from the National Health Interview Survey also are described, as are several issues related to screening coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. CA Cancer J Clin 2013;. © 2013 American Cancer Society. |
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| Keywords: | Mass screening neoplasms diagnosis prevention and control mortality radiography, lung cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, prostate cancer screening |
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