Preventive Care
From the Journals
Short, intense bursts of physical activity may cut cancer risk
"Even a few minutes of short, intense physical exercise in people with less leisure activity could lower their cancer risk."
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Don’t skip contraception talk for women with complex health conditions
Primary care providers should discuss contraindications and contraception preferences for patients of child-bearing ability.
Commentary
More expensive alcohol saves lives. Will it affect cancer?
What was also interesting was that the benefits were confined to the lower socioeconomic classes.
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Sugary drinks may up risk for liver cancer, liver disease death
“Regardless of whether this is a surrogate marker for liver disease risk (such as fatty liver disease) or a consequence of the drink itself, it is...
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Older women risk overdiagnosis with mammograms: Study
Overdiagnosis carries the risks of complications from overtreatment, plus financial and emotional hardships.
Commentary
The best CRC screening test is still this one
Both the AAFP and the ACP question the lowering of the age for first colonoscopy.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA clears AI-assisted colonoscopy device
The device helps identify lesions in real time and is associated with a significant increase in the adenoma detection rate.
From the Journals
Short bursts of activity may cut cancer risk
Examples of such activity are vigorous housework, carrying heavy shopping bags around the grocery store, bursts of power walking, and playing high...
Commentary
What AI can see in CT scans that humans can’t
This is a space where AI can make some massive gains – not by trying to do radiologists’ jobs better than radiologists, but by extracting...
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Number of cervical cancer screenings linked to higher preterm birth risk
The optimal screening strategy must trade off the oncologic benefits of cancer detection against the neonatal harms of overtreatment.
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U.S. mammogram update sparks concern, reignites debates
“These findings suggest that health policy makers and clinicians could consider an alternative, race and ethnicity–adapted approach in which Black...