Cancer screening in the United States, 2016: A review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening

CA Cancer J Clin. 2016 Mar-Apr;66(2):96-114. doi: 10.3322/caac.21336. Epub 2016 Jan 21.

Abstract

Each year the American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes a summary of its guidelines for early cancer detection, data and trends in cancer screening rates, and select issues related to cancer screening. In this issue of the journal, we summarize current ACS cancer screening guidelines, including the update of the breast cancer screening guideline, discuss quality issues in colorectal cancer screening and new developments in lung cancer screening, and provide the latest data on utilization of cancer screening from the National Health Interview Survey.

Keywords: breast neoplasms; cervical neoplasms; colon and rectum neoplasms; early detection; lung neoplasms; screening.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • American Cancer Society
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Colonoscopy / methods
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Early Detection of Cancer*
  • Female
  • Guidelines as Topic / standards*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Male
  • Mammography / methods
  • Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Population Surveillance
  • Prevalence
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis

Substances

  • Papillomavirus Vaccines