Looking for Early Cancer
Authors: WILLIAM C. TAYLOR
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Editorials1 November 1980Looking for Early CancerWILLIAM C. TAYLOR, M.D., THOMAS L. DELBANCO, M.D.WILLIAM C. TAYLOR, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS L. DELBANCO, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-93-5-773 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhat is the cancer-related health examination, and what are its goals? According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), which a few months ago released a revised set of recommendations on the content and frequency of the examination (1), it is a set of maneuvers to prevent cancer or detect it early in asymptomatic persons. The ACS report also reviews the principal issues involved in comparing the expected benefits of a detection maneuver to associated risks and costs.To be considered for inclusion in a program for early detection of disease, a maneuver must be able to detect a problem at...References1. ACS report on the cancer-related health checkup. CA. 1980;30:194-240. Google Scholar2. EDDY D. Screening for Cancer: Theory, Analysis, and Design. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. Inc.; 1980. Google Scholar3. SCHEFFLERPARINGER ML. A review of the economic evidence on prevention. Med Care. 1980, 18:473-84. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. FONTANA R. Something old, something new, and something borrowed-the American Cancer Society's report on the cancer-related health checkup. Mayo Clin Proc. 1980;55:459-60. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. SHAPIRO S. Evidence on screening for breast cancer from a randomized trial. Cancer. 1977;39:2772-82. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. SPITZER W chairman. Report of the Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination. Can Med Assoc J. 1979;121:1193-254. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. DELBANCOTAYLOR TW. The periodic health examination: 1980. Ann Intern Med. 1980;92:(Part 1)251-2. Editorial. LinkGoogle Scholar8. FLETCHERSPITZER SW. Approach of the Canadian Task Force to the periodic health examination. Ann Intern Med. 1980;92(Part 1):253-4. Editorial. LinkGoogle Scholar9. GLUECKMATTSONBIERMAN CFE. Diet and coronary heart disease: another view. N Engl J Med. 1978;298:1471-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. HULLEYROSENMANBAWOLBRAND SRRR. Epidemiology as a guide to clinical decisions: the association between triglyceride and coronary heart disease. N Engl J Med. 1980;302:1383-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. SACKETT D. Screening for disease: cardiovascular diseases. Lancet. 1974;2:1189-91. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. HARPER A chairman). Toward Healthful Diets. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences; 1980. Google Scholar13. MANN G. Diet-heart: end of an era. N Engl J Med. 1977;297:644-50. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. OLIVER M. Cholesterol, coronaries, Clofibrate and death. N Engl J Med. 1978;299:1360-2. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. AHRENS E The management of hyperlipidemia: whether, rather than how. Ann Intern Med. 1976;85:87-93. LinkGoogle Scholar16. . Preventive therapy of tuberculous infection. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1974;110:371-4. MedlineGoogle Scholar17. TAYLORARONSONDELBANCO WMT. Chemoprophylaxis with isoniazid: should we treat the young adult with a positive tuberculin test? Clin Res. 1980;28:228A. Abstract. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Harvard School of Public Health Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Hospital Boston, Massachusetts PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByComment on ‘Sensitive and specific multi-cancer detection and localization using methylation signatures in cell-free DNA’ by M. C. Liu et al.Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are important risk factors for cutaneous malignant melanoma. Screening implicationsScreening for melanoma/skin cancer: Theoretic and practical considerationsScreening for Occult Faecal Blood Loss in a Community by Means of Hemoccult®II Slides and a Tetramethylbenzidine TestResearch Needed on Preventive Health ServicesSUZANNE W. FLETCHER, M.D., M. ANDREW GREGANTI, M.D., JOHN ROBBINS, M.D.Review Article : Implementing Preventive Care in Clinical Practice 1 November 1980Volume 93, Issue 5Page: 773-775KeywordsAcute coronary syndromeCancer preventionRisk management Issue Published: 1 November 1980 PDF DownloadLoading ...