Tag: Screening
New Prostate Cancer Urine Test Has High Diagnostic Accuracy
Higher AUROC seen for 18-gene MPS2 model compared with current guideline-endorsed biomarkers
Risk Prediction Model Accurate for Chronic Kidney Disease
KDpredict more accurate than kidney failure risk equation for prediction of kidney failure risk
H. Pylori Testing Feasible for People in Community Settings
However, study reveals important barriers in community-based Helicobacter pylori eradication
PCPs Provide Most of the Care Related to Life’s Essential 8
Up to half of people with a cardiovascular risk factor did not see a primary care clinician or cardiologist in the past year
AACR: At-Home HPV Testing Boosts Cervical Cancer Screening Participation
Combining self-sampling with phone-based patient navigation further increases screening participation
AACR: Exosome-Based miRNA Assay Can Detect Pancreatic Cancer
Signature resulting from combining cell-free-miRNAs, exosomal-miRNAs distinguished patients with PDAC from healthy donors
Single Invitation for PSA Screening Cuts Prostate Cancer Deaths
Small, but significant reduction seen in prostate cancer deaths, but no reduction seen in all-cause mortality
Screening Tool Can Streamline Palliative Care Consults in the ICU
Standardized method may speed up consultations by as much as six days
Patients Interested in Learning About Preeclampsia Risk
Furthermore, survey respondents said they would be motivated to act if determined to be at high risk
Follow-Up Colonoscopy Rate Low Within Six Months of Abnormal Stool Test
Quality performance measure that tracks rates of follow-up within six months of abnormal SBT result is feasible, valid, reliable
