TY - JOUR
T1 - Cancer screening in the United States, 2008
T2 - A review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and cancer screening issues
AU - Smith, Robert A.
AU - Cokkinides, Vilma
AU - Brawley, Otis Webb
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - Each year the American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes a summary of its recommendations for early cancer detection and a summary of the most current data on cancer screening rates and trends in US adults. In 2007, the ACS updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines in a collaborative effort with the US Multi-Society Task Force and the American College of Radiology. In this issue of the journal, we summarize the current ACS guidelines, provide an update of the most recent data pertaining to participation rates in cancer screening from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the National Health Interview Survey, and address some issues related to access to care.
AB - Each year the American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes a summary of its recommendations for early cancer detection and a summary of the most current data on cancer screening rates and trends in US adults. In 2007, the ACS updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines in a collaborative effort with the US Multi-Society Task Force and the American College of Radiology. In this issue of the journal, we summarize the current ACS guidelines, provide an update of the most recent data pertaining to participation rates in cancer screening from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the National Health Interview Survey, and address some issues related to access to care.
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U2 - 10.3322/CA.2007.0017
DO - 10.3322/CA.2007.0017
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18443206
AN - SCOPUS:45149131436
SN - 0007-9235
VL - 58
SP - 161
EP - 179
JO - CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians
JF - CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians
IS - 3
ER -