BACKGROUND There is a lack of information about the correlates of completing all three cancer screening tests among women living in Appalachia. METHODS Cross-sectional telephone interviews were conducted (April-September 2013) among women (n = 637) ages 51 to 75 years from 12 Appalachia Ohio counties. Outcomes of within screening guidelines were verified by medical records. Multivariable logi...

OPINION STATEMENT Colorectal cancer (CRC) forms an important public health problem, especially in developed countries. CRC screening tests can be used to identify asymptomatic individuals with CRC precursors and (early) cancer. Removal of these lesions reduces CRC incidence and prevents CRC-related mortality. There are a range of screening tests available, each with advantages and disadvantages...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) forms an important public health problem, especially in developed countries. CRC screening tests can be used to identify asymptomatic individuals with CRC pre-cursors and (early) cancer. Removal of these lesions reduces CRC incidence and prevents CRC related mortality. There are a range of screening tests available, each with advantages and disadvantages. Stool screening...

Background: For every pregnant woman, it is possible to have a child with chromosomal abnormalities. Although this possibility is not very high, by performing screening tests and considering the mother's background factors, we can largely realize the real extent of this possibility. Many comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity) and high-risk exposures (like alcohol consu...

Tumor marker screening by insurers is one of the most significant and controversial developments in insurance testing. The debate is ongoing. Key dimensions of the issue have been recently described.1,2 We do not wish to reiterate any of those dimensions, nor do we wish to comment favorably or unfavorably on tumor marker screening by insurers. Rather, we believe there are some important and int...

The mainstay of diagnosis for Treponema pallidum infections is based on nontreponemal and treponemal serologic tests. Many new diagnostic methods for syphilis have been developed, using specific treponemal antigens and novel formats, including rapid point-of-care tests, enzyme immunoassays, and chemiluminescence assays. Although most of these newer tests are not yet cleared for use in the Unite...

background colorectal cancer (crc) is the third most common cancer in iran and its early detection is necessary. this study is based on perception of people in the east of iran toward crc screening.   methods in a cross-sectional study, 1060 randomly selected individuals who referred to razavi hospital of mashhad, iran, between september the 1st, 2012 and february the 28th, 2013 as patients or ...

PURPOSE Although current practice guidelines do not recommend screening asymptomatic patients for lung cancer, physicians may still order lung cancer screening tests. No recent national survey of health care professionals has focused on lung cancer screening. In this study, we examined the lung cancer screening practices of US primary care physicians and characteristics of those who order lung ...