Tag: Screening

One-time CKD screening at age 55 years had incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $86,300 per QALY gained; other options were also cost-effective

Participation in bowel, breast, and cervical cancer screening was lower for those with severe mental illness

Findings based on a subset of 10 genes with greatest predictive power

AI methods identified those at highest risk for pancreatic cancer within 36 months

Women with higher-than-average breast cancer risk, especially Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women, should start screening at younger age

Genomic screening for Lynch syndrome, hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome, and familial hypercholesterolemia likely cost-effective for adults younger than 40 years

Declines seen in current smoking, physical inactivity, heavy alcohol consumption; increase seen in uptake of HPV vaccine, stool testing for CRC

Moderate net benefit found for preventing active tuberculosis disease by screening persons at increased risk for infection

Moderate net benefit found for preventing active tuberculosis disease by screening persons at increased risk for infection

Combination intervention quadruples odds of breast, cervical, or colorectal screening in 12 months