Once you’ve made it through lung cancer treatment, you want to make sure you catch it early if it comes back again. However, a University of Michigan study published in February 2016 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that one approach to watching for a cancer’s return is being inappropriately used at… Continue reading Are Lung Cancer Survivors Getting Too Many Costly Scans for No Reason?
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Choosing Wisely Campaign: Revised List of Topics to Talk About with Older Adults
On April 23rd 2015, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) released updates to several of its recommendations for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Choosing Wisely® campaign, which raises professional and public awareness about treatments and tests to question and discuss because they may lack efficacy or cause potential harm. The AGS’s updates reflect… Continue reading Choosing Wisely Campaign: Revised List of Topics to Talk About with Older Adults