Page 31 - Preventive Screening News Today

Adults who quit smoking achieved a pneumonia mortality risk that was similar to never-smokers after 10 years.

The greater preference for noninvasive screening tests over a colonoscopy may partly explain stagnant screening rates, experts suggest.

An AI tool that runs on a smartphone may be an alternative approach for evaluating the quality of bowel preparation before colonoscopy, particularly in the era of COVID-19.

An analysis of lung cancer screening since March 2021, when eligibility criteria were expanded, shows that significantly more Black men have been screened, but not women or undereducated people.

A German-based modeling study demonstrates the benefit of mammography screening up until at least 70-71 years of age.

LGBTQ Americans have a lack of understanding of the preventive health services they need, compared to the general population, a new report found. In order to create targeted messaging campaigns to increase preventive health knowledge among the LGBTQ community, the healthcare industry needs to include more LGBTQ patients in medical research to better understand the population's health.

Despite improvements in the proportion of people screened since 2000, disparities remain particularly high for younger adults and those with fewer resources.

Compared with mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis screening made no difference in interval or advanced cancer detection rates in most women, with one exception.

Eliminating cost-sharing for follow-up colonoscopy after a positive noninvasive test led to a boost in follow-up colonoscopies in one state but not another.

Black women have a 40% higher chance of dying from breast cancer than non-Hispanic White women. The gap is largely explained by barriers to obtaining medical care, say researchers.