To compare the diagnostic characteristics of two geriatric screening tools (G8 and Flemish version of the Triage Risk Screening Tool [fTRST]) to identify patients with a geriatric risk profile and to ...

To develop and implement a continuing professional development (CPD) activity focused on geriatric assessment (GA) in oncology for oncologists and geriatricians. We evaluated the impact of this ...

The American Cancer Society updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines, adding blood-based tests and reaffirming screening should begin at age 45.

Most have low-risk cancers and rarely benefit from treatment, a new study finds. Actively monitoring the condition is often the best choice. By Paula Span Last summer, Joe Loree made an appointment to ...

The American Cancer Society updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines May 27 to include new blood- and stool-based screening options, while making clear that the blood-based test is a last ...

For patients with impairment on the G8, the median OS was 6.8 months (95% CI, 2.4-10.1), compared with 14 months (95% CI, 9.9-not evaluable; P =.0110) for patients without impairment on the G8. Use of ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has updated its breast cancer screening guidelines, recommending that individuals at an average risk for breast cancer initiate ...

The statistics tell a compelling tale: For several types of cancer, early screening and prompt diagnosis are key to survival. Unfortunately, the story doesn’t always play out that way for many people ...

At least 12 of my colleagues boarded planes to the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference in Chicago last week to ...

Some claim the new multi-cancer detection tests will “revolutionize” cancer screening. Others fear the “worried well” will succumb to slick marketing and subpar tests and overwhelm both primary care ...

The new breast cancer screening guidelines are creating mixed signals on when to start screening. Medical News Today spoke to ...