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A value framework for cancer screening: advice for high-value care from the American College of Physicians.

Harris RP, Wilt TJ, Qaseem A, High Value Care Task Force of the American College of Physicians. A value framework for cancer screening: advice for high-value care from the American College of Physicians. Annals of internal medicine. 2015 May 19; 162(10):712-7.

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Abstract:

Experts, professional societies, and consumer groups often recommend different strategies for cancer screening. These strategies vary in the intensity of their search for asymptomatic lesions and in their value. This article outlines a framework for thinking about the value of varying intensities of cancer screening. The authors conclude that increasing intensity beyond an optimal level leads to low-value screening and speculate about pressures that encourage overly intensive, low-value screening.




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