Cancer screening in the United States, 2012: A review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening

Robert A Smith; Vilma Cokkinides; Otis W Brawley

doi:10.3322/caac.20143

Cancer screening in the United States, 2012: A review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening

CA Cancer J Clin. 2012 Mar-Apr;62(2):129-42. doi: 10.3322/caac.20143. Epub 2012 Jan 19.

Authors

Robert A Smith¹, Vilma Cokkinides², Otis W Brawley³

Affiliations

¹ Cancer Control Science Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. robert.smith@cancer.org
² Program Director for Risk Factor Surveillance, Department of Epidemiology and Research Surveillance, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
³ Executive Vice President for Research and Medical Affairs, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, and Editor-in-Chief of CA.

PMID: 22261986
DOI: 10.3322/caac.20143

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. In this issue of the journal, current ACS cancer screening guidelines are summarized, as are the latest data on the use of cancer screening from the National Health Interview Survey.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

American Cancer Society
Early Detection of Cancer
Humans
Mass Screening / standards*
Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Neoplasms / epidemiology
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
United States / epidemiology