Cancer screening in the United States, 2018: A review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening

Robert A Smith; Kimberly S Andrews; Durado Brooks; Stacey A Fedewa; Deana Manassaram-Baptiste; Debbie Saslow; Otis W Brawley; Richard C Wender

doi:10.3322/caac.21446

Cancer screening in the United States, 2018: A review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening

CA Cancer J Clin. 2018 Jul;68(4):297-316. doi: 10.3322/caac.21446. Epub 2018 May 30.

Authors

Robert A Smith¹, Kimberly S Andrews², Durado Brooks³, Stacey A Fedewa⁴, Deana Manassaram-Baptiste², Debbie Saslow⁵, Otis W Brawley⁶, Richard C Wender⁷

Affiliations

¹ Vice President, Cancer Screening, Cancer Control Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
² Director, Guidelines Process, Cancer Control Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
³ Vice President, Cancer Control Interventions, Cancer Control Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
⁴ Strategic Director for Risk Factors & Screening Surveillance, Department of Epidemiology and Research Surveillance, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
⁵ Senior Director, HPV Related and Women's Cancers, Cancer Control Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
⁶ Chief Medical Officer, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
⁷ Chief Cancer Control Officer, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.

PMID: 29846940
DOI: 10.3322/caac.21446

Abstract

Each year, the American Cancer Society publishes a summary of its guidelines for early cancer detection, data and trends in cancer screening rates from the National Health Interview Survey, and select issues related to cancer screening. In this 2018 update, we also summarize the new American Cancer Society colorectal cancer screening guideline and include a clarification in the language of the 2013 lung cancer screening guideline. CA Cancer J Clin 2018;68:297-316. © 2018 American Cancer Society.

Keywords: breast neoplasms; cervical neoplasms; colorectal neoplasms; lung neoplasms; mass screening; ovarian neoplasms; prevention and control; prostate neoplasms.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

American Cancer Society*
Early Detection of Cancer / methods
Early Detection of Cancer / standards*
Early Detection of Cancer / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
United States