Open AccessCancer Screening in the United States, 2008: A Review of Current American Cancer Society Guidelines and Cancer Screening Issues
Author(s) -
Smith Robert A.,
Cokkinides Vilma,
Brawley Otis Webb
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/ca.2007.0017
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , task force , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , colorectal cancer , cancer screening , family medicine , colorectal cancer screening , cancer prevention , preventive healthcare , disease control , gerontology , environmental health , public health , political science , pathology , public administration , colonoscopy
Abstract 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.