title: Cancer screening in the United States, 2011: A review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and issues in cancer screening.
abstract: Each year the American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes a summary of its recommendations for early cancer detection, a report on data and trends in cancer screening rates, and select issues related to cancer screening. This article summarizes the current ACS guidelines, describes the anticipated impact of new health care reform legislation on cancer screening, and discusses recent public debates over the comparative effectiveness of different colorectal cancer screening tests. The latest data on the utilization of cancer screening from the National Health Interview Survey is described, as well as several recent reports on the role of health care professionals in adult utilization of cancer screening.
authors.affiliation: Director of Cancer Screening, Cancer Control Science Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, USA. robert.smith@cancer.org
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Vilma
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cokkinides
authors.forename: Durado
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saslow
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Otis W
authors.initials: OW
authors.lastname: Brawley
mesh_terms: D000570:American Cancer Society; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States