Publication Date
10-18-2021
Keywords
cancer screening, preventive medicine, genetic testing, family history, shared decision-making
Abstract
In introducing Volume 8, Issue 4 of Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews — a specially themed issue comprised of several works focused on improving cancer screening processes in clinical practice — JPCRR editor and hematologist/oncologist Michael Thompson reflects on the current state of various screening modalities and how the pandemic has already begun to shape ongoing research in this area. A delicate balance must be struck between avoiding overtesting or overdiagnosis and identifying the presence of malignant tumors early enough to allow for successful treatment.
Recommended Citation
Thompson MA. Refining a postpandemic approach to cancer screening. J Patient Cent Res Rev. 2021;8:295-6. doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.1913
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Submitted
September 15th, 2021
Accepted
October 15th, 2021
