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Cancer Screening: Public Health and Genomic Insights - August 12, 2015

CDC and Related Info

Targeted cancer screening in average-risk individuals Marcus P et al, AM J Prev Medicine, July 2015
Cancer screening tests
Can we use genetic stratification in population screening for cancer?
Cancer screening and genetics: a tale of two paradigms Hamilton J. et al, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, April 2014

Derivation and validation of a scoring system to stratify risk for advanced colorectal neoplasia in asymptomatic adults: A cross-sectional study.

Imperiale TF, et al. 2015 Aug 11.

Do health professionals need additional competencies for stratified cancer prevention based on genetic risk profiling?

Chowdhury S et al. P Pers Med June 2015

Using genomics in complex diseases: do health professionals need new skills?

By S CHowdhury, PHG Foundation, Jul 24

Precision cancer screening in the general population: Evidence, epidemiology, and next steps,

NCI Workshop, September 29, 2015

CDC paper: Targeted cancer screening in average-risk individuals

Marcus P et al, AM J Prev Medicine, July 2015

CDC information: Cancer screening tests

NCI information: Screening can help doctors find and treat several types of cancer early

Effects of age on the detection and management of breast cancer.

McGuire A et al. Cancers (Basel) 2015 (2) 908-29

Molecular markers for colorectal cancer screening.

Dickinson BT et al. Gut 2015 May 20.

Intensified surveillance for early detection of breast cancer in high-risk patients.

Bick U et al. Breast Care (Basel) 2015 Feb (1) 13-20

Screening in GI cancers: The role of genetics.

Stoffel EM et al. J. Clin. Oncol. 2015 Jun 1. (16) 1721-1728

A cost analysis of a pancreatic cancer screening protocol in high-risk populations.

Bruenderman E et al. Am. J. Surg. 2015 Apr 24.

Committee opinion no. 634: hereditary cancer syndromes and risk assessment.

Obstet Gynecol 2015 Jun (6) 1538-43

Public interest in and acceptability of the prospect of risk-stratified screening for breast and prostate cancer.

Koitsalu M et al. Acta Oncol 2015 May 20. 1-7

Circulating microRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers for early detection of non-small-cell lung cancer.

Wozniak MB et al. PLoS ONE 2015 (5) e0125026

Genetic Stratification and Uptake of Cancer Screening - November 13, 2014

Genetic and environmental risk assessment and colorectal cancer screening in an average-risk population: a randomized trial.

Weinberg DS, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2014 Oct 21;161(8):537-45.

Personalized genetic testing fails to improve CRC screening rates,

by Leah Lawrence, Cancer Network, Oct 31

Genetic risk information does not affect cancer screening uptake,

PHG Foundation, Nov 4

Precision prevention of cancer.

Timothy R. Rebbeck et al. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, Oct 31

CDC blog post: Can we use genetic stratification in population screening for cancer?