Open AccessAmerican Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer, 2006
Author(s) -
Smith Robert A.,
Cokkinides Vilma,
Eyre Harmon J.
Publication year - 2006
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/canjclin.56.1.11
Subject(s) - guideline , cancer , medicine , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , cancer screening , cancer prevention , disease , family medicine , gerontology , environmental health , pathology , population
Each January, the American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes a summary of its recommendations for early cancer detection, including guideline updates, emerging issues that are relevant to screening for cancer, and a summary of the most current data on cancer screening rates for US adults. In 2005, there were no updates to ACS guidelines. In this issue of the journal, we summarize the guidelines, discuss recent evidence and policy changes that have implications for cancer screening, and provide an update of the most recent data pertaining to participation rates in cancer screening by age, sex, and insurance status from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.