title: Cancer screening.
abstract: Table 3 provides a summary of key recommendations for each cancer site discussed in this chapter. One of the unifying principles of cancer screening is that every clinician or group practice needs to define an explicit screening policy. Resources must then be devoted to implementing this policy, evaluating adherence, and improving performance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut Street, #401, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Richard.Wender@mail.tju.edu
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Wender
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003113:Colonoscopy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D009780:Occult Blood; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014626:Vaginal Smears
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen