Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening and the Recent Evidence Behind Them
Nazia Hasan, MD MPH
Faculty peer reviewed
For most residents, screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) may seem as established as that for breast and …
Category: Heme/Onc
Clinical Correlations
Prostate Cancer Screening: Where Do We Stand Now?
December 9, 2009
Annery Garcia
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in western men and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men in the U.S.1 In 2007 approximately 218,890 men …
Myths and Realities: Cell phones and the risk of brain cancer
November 27, 2009
Daria B. Crittenden
Although children today have never known a world without cell phones, the rest of us remember when these devices were created and have watched their popularity soar. The …
Breaking News: Begin Cervical Cancer Screening at 21 Says ACOG
November 20, 2009
Joshua Strauss, MD
In the second decision of its kind and magnitude in a matter of days, a major medical group has again recommended cutting back on cancer screening for women. On the …
Breaking News: Initiate Mammography Screening at 50, not 40, Says USPSTF.
November 17, 2009
Aalok Turakhia, MD
As the debate over when to begin screening mammography in women rages on, the United States Prevention Service Task Force (USPSTF) added fuel to the fire by releasing a new recommendation statement in the …
Tailoring Colon Cancer Screening
October 29, 2009
Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening and the Recent Evidence Behind Them
Nazia Hasan, MD MPH
Faculty peer reviewed
For most residents, screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) may seem as established as that for breast and …
Medicine by the Numbers
October 9, 2009
Chris Tully MD
Faculty peer reviewed
What is the number of patients needed to prophylax to prevent an episode of venous thromboembolism in a hospitalized medical patient?
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PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
September 14, 2009
Michael Ford MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Last spring, The New York Times published a series of articles that examined the status of “the War on Cancer,” initiated some 40 years ago …