To Screen or Not to Screen: Conversations Surrounding Stopping Cancer Screenings

Authors

Catherine Guariglia, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

4-12-2023

Comments

Presentation: 45:46

Abstract

Agenda

• Define screening
• Looks at the guidelines for mammo and colon cancer
• Discuss Lag Time to Benefit
• Deep dive into prognostication and prognostic indices to better help understand life expectancy
• Evaluate conversations surrounding stopping cancer screening from both a provider and a patient perspective
• Discuss ways to help make these conversations easier

Recommended Citation

Guariglia, MD, Catherine, "To Screen or Not to Screen: Conversations Surrounding Stopping Cancer Screenings" (2023). Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds. Paper 560.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/fmlectures/560

Language

English