screening guidelines

Guideline Updates

AGA Updates Clinical Practice Guideline for Pancreatic Cancer Screening

06/29/2020

Individuals at high risk for pancreatic cancer should at minimum be considered for screening for the disease, according to a new clinical practice update from the American Gastroenterological Association

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06/29/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Guideline Updates

Managing Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer Screening During the Pandemic

05/12/2020

A new expert panel consensus statement offers guidance for clinicians managing lung cancer screening programs and patients with lung nodules during the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement was published jointly in...

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05/12/2020

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Research in Review

Pancreatic Cancer Guidelines Do Not Cover Some Targetable Mutations

08/11/2017

JCP Editors

Germline mutations in pancreatic cancer susceptibility genes are often identified in patients with pancreatic cancer without a known family history of cancer, according to a recent study. ----- Related...

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08/11/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Distress Screening Adherence Results in Less Medical Resource Utilization, Cost Savings

07/25/2017

JCP Editors

Adherence to distress screening protocols could lead to 18% fewer ER visits and 19% fewer hospitalizations, according to a recent study published in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (July...

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07/25/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Type of Low-Grade Tumor Commonly Over-Diagnosed, Study Suggests

06/12/2017

JCP Editors

A recent study showed that over 65% of cases of a certain tumor type were over-diagnosed or inaccurately risk-stratified, published in PLOS One (June 7, 2017;12[6]:e0179216). ----- Related Content Modified...

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06/12/2017

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Research in Review

Patient Navigators Increase Lung Cancer Screening Rates Among Smokers

06/08/2017

JCP Editors

A patient navigation program implemented in community health centers significantly increased lung cancer screening among underserved populations, according to research presented at the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting (June...

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06/08/2017

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Research in Review

Imaging Needed to Monitor Melanoma Brain Metastases During PD-1 Therapy

06/03/2017

JCP Editors

Central nervous system imaging is needed during programmed death 1 (PD-1) inhibitor therapy to monitor incidence, patterns of progression, and outcomes of melanoma brain metastases, according to research presented at...

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06/03/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Kidney Cancer Pulmonary Metastases May Hide Primary Lung Cancer Diagnosis

03/27/2017

JCP Editors

Primary non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may be underdiagnosed in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, according to new research. ----- Related Content Leptomeningeal Metastases More Common in EGFR+...

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03/27/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Circulating Tumor Cell Analysis Improves HCC Diagnosis

01/23/2017

JCP Editors

A RNA-based digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for analyzing circulating tumor cells greatly improves accuracy in diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a report published in...

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01/23/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Mixed Consensus on Cardiovascular Screening Guidelines

10/12/2016

JCP Editors

Primary care physicians play an important role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) but still find implementation of prevention strategies challenging, which may be limiting their usage. A review of...

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10/12/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways