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Mailed Self-Collection Kits Increase Rates of Cervical Cancer Screening

Physician's Weekly

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Mailed self-collection (SC) kits may increase participation in cervical cancer screening, according to a study published online June 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine. percent in the SC with patient navigation group participated in cervical cancer screening.

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CT Colonography Cost-Effective, Clinically Effective for CRC Screening

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MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Computed tomography colonography (CTC) is cost-effective and clinically effective for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, according to a study published online June 10 in Radiology. When CRC screening began at ages 50 and 65 years, the results were similar. Pickhardt, M.D.,

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Blood-Based Screening Has Acceptable Accuracy for Colorectal Cancer Detection

Physician's Weekly

THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A blood-based test has acceptable accuracy for colorectal cancer detection but not for advanced precancerous lesions in an average-risk colorectal cancer screening population, according to a study published online June 2 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Incidence Rates of Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Increasing

Physician's Weekly

MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The incidence rates of appendiceal adenocarcinoma (AA) increased after 1945, according to a study published online June 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Abstract/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required) Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. Andreana N.

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Considerable Proportion of Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation Claims Involve Cost-Sharing

Physician's Weekly

WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A considerable proportion of bowel preparation claims for screening colonoscopy involve patient cost-sharing, according to a research letter published online June 20 in Gastroenterology. Abstract/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required) Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.

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AI Model Can Aid Physicians in Skin Cancer Diagnoses

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The PanDerm artificial intelligence (AI) model improves skin cancer diagnosis when used by doctors, according to a research article published online June 6 in Nature Medicine. Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

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Breast Cancer Incidence Trends Vary by Age

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TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer incidence trends differ by age, even among older women, particularly by race and ethnicity and stage at diagnosis, according to a study published online June 24 in JAMA Network Open. Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. Lee Argov, M.P.H., All rights reserved.