As National Men’s Health Month, June provides physicians and the general public an opportunity to lean in and discuss more on health matters that impact men. One area of concern involves cancer risk. Men are at an increased risk of a cancer diagnosis compared to...
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has noted a rise in colorectal cancers among young adults. One out of every seven patients diagnosed with colon cancer (15%) are under the age of 50. Nearly 18,000 people under the age of 50 will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer...
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. The Skin Cancer Foundation reports that there are over 5 million cases of skin cancer diagnosed throughout the United States every single year. Skin cancer comes in three forms: the most aggressive is melanoma, with basal or...
Cancer screening tests are an important part of preventive care and increase the odds that medical professionals can identify cancer in the early stages. Early detection of cancer results in the best chance for cure. The American Cancer Society reports cancer...
The effectiveness of early detection is one of the universal truths in medicine. It is so effective that the U.S. Preventative Task Force recommends that patients get screened for colon cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer, prostate cancer and lung cancer. Even when...
We thought we’d mark Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (September) by discussing the issue of screenings. As with other forms of cancer, early detection is a significant advantage when battling this disease. Unfortunately, for most women, there is no effective way to...
Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT scans is so effective in detecting early lung cancers that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated and expanded its screening recommendation to now include those that meet all of the following criteria: Anyone over 50...
Cancer screening rates in the United States declined over the last ten years, and the only testing in conformance with Health People 2010 (HP2010) goal of 50% or more was for colorectal . Adherence rates for screenings have generally declined for all other types and...
Prostate cancer survival for men with metastatic disease significantly improved with routine Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) testing over the last 20 years, despite a current US Preventive Task Force's (USPTA) recommendation against general screening. A study in the...
The Journal of the National Cancer Institute reported that the daily use of aspirin helps prevent death from cancers. Dr. Eric Jacobs did the study to further investigate a report of an estimated 37% reduction in deaths among people using aspirin for 5 years of...
