The College of American Pathologists Foundation’s See, Test &amp; Treat Program®: an Evaluation of a One-Day Cancer Screening Program Implemented in Mississippi

Williams, Michelle; Wells, Jimmie; Duhé, Roy J.; Shirley, Terrence; Lampkin, Alexa; Murphy, Maryrose; Allen, Timothy Craig

doi:10.1007/s13187-021-02060-9

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“…Indeed, modeling evidence has suggested that screening US men aged 50 to 70 years who are smokers has reasonable efficiency. 52 In the community setting, however, proof-of-concept programs in the US, [53][54][55] Canada, 56 and the UK 57 have demonstrated low yields and high false-positive cases; this might mean that existing criteria for identifying high-risk populations should be expanded. For instance, in Ontario, Canada, which is ethnically diverse, incidence rates for OC among first-and secondgeneration South and Southeast Asian groups are just as high as those in South and Southeast Asia, where successful screening programs exist.…”

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Methods, Detection Rates, and Survival Outcomes of Screening for Head and Neck Cancers

Sykes,

Weisbrod,

Rival

et al. 2023

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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ImportanceHead and neck cancers (HNCs) are often diagnosed at advanced clinical stages during their symptomatic phase, leading to a reduced treatment window and poor survival. Screening programs have been suggested as a mitigation strategy.ObjectiveTo examine the effectiveness of current HNC screening programs in improving diagnosis and survival in adults.Evidence ReviewThis Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses–guided systematic review involved use of peer-reviewed, English-language journal articles identified from MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials between January 1, 2001, and July 15, 2022. Snowballing was applied to retrieve more studies. Eligible articles were original clinical trials and observational studies presenting a universal or risk-targeted screening program of primary HNC in the adult population. Reporting quality was assessed using the JBI’s critical appraisal tools.FindingsDatabase searches yielded 3646 unique citations with an additional 8 studies found via snowballing. Five reviewers assessed the full text of 106 studies. Sixteen articles were ultimately included in the review, involving 4.7 million adults (34.1%-100% male; median age, 30-59 years). Fifteen studies were based in Asia and 1 in Europe (Portugal). Five reported data from randomized clinical trials. An oral inspection conducted once or once every 2 to 3 years was described in 11 studies for screening oral cancer, while multistep screening involving Epstein-Barr virus serologic testing for nasopharyngeal carcinoma delivered every 1 to 4 years was presented in 5. In 4 trials and 6 observational studies, screening significantly increased the detection of localized (stage I/II) tumor or was associated with an increased proportion of diagnoses, respectively, regardless of the population and cancer subsites. Universal screening of asymptomatic adults improved 3- to 5-year overall survival but did not increase cancer-specific survival in 4 trials. Targeted screening improved overall and cancer-specific survival or was associated with improved survival outcomes in 2 trials and 2 observational studies, respectively. Studies had low to medium risks of bias.Conclusions and RelevanceEvidence from the existing literature suggests that a risk-targeted screening program for oral and nasopharyngeal cancers could improve diagnosis and patient survival. Screening adherence, societal cost-effectiveness, and optimal risk stratification of such a program warrant future research, especially in low-incidence settings outside Asia.

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Methods, Detection Rates, and Survival Outcomes of Screening for Head and Neck Cancers

Sykes,

Weisbrod,

Rival

et al. 2023

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Young Black Women’s Breast Cancer Knowledge and Beliefs: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Study

Ilodianya,

Williams

2024

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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Introduction Black women under the age of 50 have a 111% higher breast cancer mortality rate than their White counterparts. The breast cancer mortality disparities among young Black women may be due in part to the fact that they are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage, invasive breast cancer tumors. Psychosocial factors, such as lack of perceived risk for breast cancer, lack of awareness of breast cancer risk factors, and ambiguity about breast cancer screening guidelines are areas that are under investigated among young Black women. The purpose of this study was to identify young Black women’s cancer beliefs and level of breast cancer risk knowledge. Methods A sequential explanatory mixed methods study was conducted using quantitative data from the Health Information Trends Survey 6 (HINTS 6) (n = 25) and qualitative data from interviews with young Black female college students (n = 13). The results of the quantitative data analysis were used to guide the development of the qualitative interview guide. Data regarding participants’ cancer beliefs, cancer risk factor knowledge, perceived cancer risk, and ambiguity about cancer screening behaviors were analyzed. Results The findings indicated young Black women have low perceived risk of developing cancer. Most participants were not aware of cancer recommendations that were targeted towards women under the age of 40. In addition, knowledge about lifestyle behavior risk factors for breast cancer was relatively low. Conclusion Our findings underscore the importance of developing, disseminating, and implementing breast cancer education interventions that are targeted towards young Black women.

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Lifestyle interventions for cancer survivors

Rivers

2021

Nat Rev Cancer

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The College of American Pathologists Foundation’s See, Test & Treat Program®: an Evaluation of a One-Day Cancer Screening Program Implemented in Mississippi

Cited by 4 publications

References 6 publications

Methods, Detection Rates, and Survival Outcomes of Screening for Head and Neck Cancers

Methods, Detection Rates, and Survival Outcomes of Screening for Head and Neck Cancers

Young Black Women’s Breast Cancer Knowledge and Beliefs: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Study

Lifestyle interventions for cancer survivors

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