Background: Cancer screening aims to detect malignant disease early in its natural history
when interventions might improve patient outcomes. Such benefits are unclear when …

Introduction: Patients with metastatic cancer have a decreased life expectancy, and with
screening and surveillance for new primary cancers, they run the risk of immediate harm …

e18817 Background: As part of the broader Choosing Wisely Canada campaign, a list was
published in May 2015 of practices in oncology that are commonly performed despite …

295 Background: The Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) campaign aims to start
conversations about unnecessary treatments and procedures in order to improve quality of …

Context Cancer screening has been integrated into routine primary care but does not benefit
patients with limited life expectancy. Objective To evaluate the extent to which patients with …

Background: The average age of the US population is increasing, and cancer incidence
increases with age. Both improved early detection of first malignancies and effective primary …

BACKGROUND: Evidence‐based guidelines recommend routine surveillance, including
office visits and testing, to detect new and recurrent disease among survivors of breast and …

BACKGROUND: Cancer is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Screening is a key
strategy for reducing cancer morbidity and mortality. METHODS: We aimed to describe the …

Purpose The goal of this study was to synthesize evidence comparing cancer screening
receipt between cancer survivors and non-cancer controls by conducting a systematic …

Background It is unclear whether colorectal cancer screening history, regardless of stage, is
an independent predictor of survival, and if the screening advantage persists after diagnosis …