Screening

Call to improve transparent communication in direct-to-consumer test marketing – Emma Grundtvig Gram et al.

2024-08-06T11:23:30+10:00HPV, Imaging, Low-value care, Overdiagnosis, Overtesting, Overuse, Publications, Screening, Tests, Too much|

All tests ‘(…) do harm; some do good as well, and, of these, some do more good than harm at reasonable cost.’ - Muir Gray and Angela Raffle. Medical tests are widely and increasingly marketed directly to consumers via traditional and social media. Such tests may [...]

Digital breast tomosynthesis for breast cancer diagnosis in women with dense breasts and additional breast cancer risk factors: A systematic review – Smriti Raichand et al.

2024-07-30T15:47:29+10:00Breast cancer, Breast density, Cancer, Imaging, Publications, Screening, Women's health|

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) may improve sensitivity in population screening. However, evidence is currently limited on the performance of DBT in patients at a higher risk of breast cancer. This systematic review compares the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of DBT, digital mammography (DM), and ultrasound, [...]

Factors associated with private or public breast cancer screening attendance in Queensland, Australia: A retrospective cross-sectional study – Tong Li et al.

2024-07-30T12:16:47+10:00Breast cancer, Cancer, Publications, Screening, Women's health|

This study aimed to estimate participation in private breast screening in Queensland, Australia, where public-funded screening is implemented, and to identify factors associated with the screening setting, using an online survey (999 female respondents aged 40-74). Screening-specific and socio-demographic factors were collected. Multivariable logistic regression [...]

Mammography Screening Preferences Among Screening-Eligible Women in Their 40s : A National U.S. Survey – Laura D Scherer et al.

2024-07-30T12:06:55+10:00Breast cancer, Cancer, Decision aids, Publications, Screening, Shared decision making, Women's health|

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently changed its recommendation for mammography screening from informed decision making to biennial screening for women aged 40 to 49 years. Although many women welcome this change, some may prefer not to be screened at age 40 years. [...]

Breast cancer screening from age 40 in the US – Katy JL Bell et al.

2024-07-30T11:45:58+10:00Breast cancer, Cancer, Health policy, Overdiagnosis, Publications, Risk, Screening, Women's health|

The US Preventive Services Task Force has updated its recommendation for the age when all women should start mammography screening, lowering it from 50 to 40. This change immediately affects more than 20 million American women and other people assigned female at birth who are [...]

Facilitating public involvement in research about healthcare AI: A scoping review of empirical methods – Emma Kellie Frost et al.

2024-07-30T10:12:52+10:00AI, Publications, Research, Risk, Screening|

With the recent increase in research into public views on healthcare artificial intelligence (HCAI), the objective of this review is to examine the methods of empirical studies on public views on HCAI. We map how studies provided participants with information about HCAI, and we examine [...]

Frequency and characteristics of errors by artificial intelligence (AI) in reading screening mammography: a systematic review – Aileen Zeng et al.

2024-07-30T10:02:38+10:00AI, Breast cancer, Cancer, Publications, Screening|

Artificial intelligence (AI) for reading breast screening mammograms could potentially replace (some) human-reading and improve screening effectiveness. This systematic review aims to identify and quantify the types of AI errors to better understand the consequences of implementing this technology.

The Conversation – Breast cancer screening in Australia may change. Here’s what we know so far

2024-07-29T14:08:30+10:00Breast cancer, News, Screening, Women's health|

The way women are screened for breast cancer in Australia may change. There’s international debate on the age women should be invited for screening. But an even larger change being considered worldwide is whether to screen women at high and low risk of breast cancer differently. But what such a [...]

Social Media Promotion of Health Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis or Overuse: Protocol for a Content Analysis – Brooke Nickel et al

2024-07-30T12:08:10+10:00Conflicts of interest, Low-value care, Overdiagnosis, Overuse, Publications, Screening, Tests|

In recent years, social media have emerged as important spaces for commercial marketing of health tests, which can be used for the screening and diagnosis of otherwise generally healthy people. However, little is known about how health tests are promoted on social media, whether the [...]

A summary of the 2023 Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ) hypertension in pregnancy guideline – Renuka Shanmugalingam et al.

2024-06-05T15:54:34+10:00Cardiovascular disease, Clinical guidelines, Hypertension, Pregnancy, Publications, Risk, Screening, Women's health|

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) affect up to 10% of all pregnancies annually and are associated with an increased risk of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. This guideline represents an update of the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ) guidelines for [...]

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