Cancer Tests

Are These 5 Common Cancer Tests And Treatments Being Overused?

Reuters | Posted 04.04.2012

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* Physicians identify procedures that do not help patients * Say chemo for sickest patients should not be done * Recomme...

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Catherine Pearson

Are Docs Ordering Unnecessary Ovarian Cancer Tests?

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 02.06.2012

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No major medical organizations recommend routine ovarian cancer screening, but that hasn't stopped doctors from regularly testing for the disease. Acc...

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Overtesting Cancer Patients In Late Stages

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 11.17.2011

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CHICAGO — If you knew you had one year to live, would you have medical tests you didn't need? Turns out a surprising number of patients with la...

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Guidelines Push Back Age For Cervical Cancer Tests

nytimes.com | DENISE GRADY | Posted 11.17.2011

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New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and be screened less often than recommended in ...

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Stool test detects cancers: Health Update

msn.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO - Using just a stool sample, doctors may be able to detect colon and many other cancers of the digestive tract including stomach, pancreatic, ...

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