What Should I Know About Stopping Routine Cancer Screening?
Menée aux Etats-Unis à partir de données portant sur 9 831 adultes âgés de plus de 65 ans (âge moyen : 73,2 ans), cette étude analyse l'association entre l'espérance de vie, estimée à l'aide d'un modèle prédictif, et le taux de détection de polypes coliques de stade avancé ou de cancers colorectaux ainsi que les recommandations de suivi par coloscopie
Cancer screening is a test performed on people without symptoms to detect certain types of cancer. For example, screening mammography looks for breast cancer. Guidelines on when to start and stop cancer screening are based on evidence from clinical studies of the benefits and harms of screening, the age at which specific cancers tend to occur, how fast cancers progress, and personal health factors. Screening tests are repeated at specific intervals. The recommended interval depends on age, medical history, family history, the type of test performed, and the results of previous screening tests. Only certain types of cancer have approved screening tests.
JAMA Internal Medicine , article en libre accès, 2022