Screening

Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.

Nauman Mushtaq, MD, Northwestern Medicine, explains the value of CT coronary calcium scoring for patients and for the cardiology business model.

The many benefits of using low-cost CT coronary calcium scoring to screen patients

CT calcium scoring provides valuable evaluations of intermediate-risk patients in addition to making good business sense for hospitals. Nauman Mushtaq, MD, an interventional cardiologist with Northwestern, shared his own experience with this technology. 

March 1, 2024

ACS updates guidelines, recommends lung cancer screening for 5 million more Americans

The American Cancer Society suggests screening for anyone between the ages of 50 and 80 who smoked or currently smokes cigarettes.

November 2, 2023
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Most women fail to recognize signs of breast cancer, a third are confused by screening guidelines

Results of a survey from Ohio State University show the public needs a lot more education on breast cancer facts.

October 17, 2023
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Majority of patients say cancer screening should not be based on life expectancy

A poll from the University of Michigan shows that older adults are skeptical of cancer screening guidelines based on age.

September 28, 2023
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Common cancer screenings may not lead to longer lives, with 1 key exception

New research out of Norway focused on 6 common cancer screening tests, tracking their impact on more than 2 million patients.

August 30, 2023
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MRI finding linked to heightened cancer risk among women with very dense breasts

A new AI model helped researchers identify a relationship between background parenchyma enhancement on breast MRI exams and breast cancer risk.

August 9, 2023
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Continued declines in screening mammogram volumes could have 'worrisome implications,' experts warn

The downward trend is most notable in women who have at least one risk factor of severe COVID, new data suggest.

June 15, 2023
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Considerations for supplemental imaging should extend beyond breast density, analysis suggests

Women with increased breast density are targeted significantly more for supplemental imaging than those without dense tissue, but there are other factors that increase the risk of mammography screening failure that should also be considered, according to new data.

June 12, 2023

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The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

"I see, at least for the next decade, this being a SPECT and PET world, not one or the other," explained Tim Bateman, MD.

The FDA-approved technology developed by HeartFlow can predict a patient's long-term risk of target vessel failure as well as more invasive treatments performed inside a cath lab. 

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