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Screening for cancer

Known as: Early Cancer Detection, neoplasms screening, cancer detection early 
Clinical testing designed to identify the presence of a specific cancer in an asymptomatic individual or population thought to be at risk of that… 
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2011
2011
Breast cancer screening practice and health-promoting behavior among chinese women.
Review
2010
Review
2010
Demographics and efficacy of head and neck cancer screening
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Sensitivity in cancer screening
Objective: We propose three concepts of sensitivity in cancer screening and apply to data on prostate cancer. Conceptual entities… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Application of a microfluidic reactor for screening cancer prodrug activation using silica-immobilized nitrobenzene nitroreductase.
The nitroreductase-catalyzed conversion of a strong electron-withdrawing nitro group to the corresponding electron-donating… 
2003
2003
Follow-up of men with elevated prostate-specific antigen and one set of benign biopsies at prostate cancer screening.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Benefits and costs of screening Ashkenazi Jewish women for BRCA1 and BRCA2.
PURPOSE To determine the survival benefit and cost-effectiveness of screening Ashkenazi Jewish women for three specific BRCA1/2… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Sonography of the breast.
Review
1993
Review
1993
Cancer screening and prevention in primary care. Obstacles for physicians
Background. Surveys have demonstrated that primary care physicians are aware of cancer screening and prevention guidelines… 
1991
1991
An adaptive weighted log-rank test with application to cancer prevention and screening trials.
A class of adaptive weighted log-rank statistics is described where the vector of weights is chosen in a data-dependent way from… 
1962
1962
The irrigation smear. A cytologic method for mass population screening by mail.
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