Abstract In 2009, the American Cancer Society (ACS) Prostate Cancer Advisory Committee
began the process of a complete update of recommendations for early prostate cancer …

Since the advent of HAART, patients with HIV infection have seen a significant improvement
in their morbidity, mortality, and life expectancy. The incidence of AIDS-defining illnesses …

This document presents official recommendations of the American Association for the Study
of Liver Diseases (AASLD) on the surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatocellular …

Acclaimed by the worldwide medical community as" a staple reference text in the medical
oncologist's library"(JAMA), DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles and …

Across the last fifty years, epidemiology has developed into a vibrant scientific discipline that
brings together the social and biological sciences, incorporating everything from statistics to …

This article summarizes cancer mortality trends and disparities based on data from the
National Center for Health Statistics. It is the first in a series of articles that will describe the …

Breast cancer mortality is declining in most high-income countries. The role of
mammography screening in these declines is much debated. Screening impacts cancer …

The objectives of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial are to
determine in screenees ages 55–74 at entry whether screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy …

In order to be approved for marketing in the United States, drugs must be proven to be safe
and effective using “adequate and well‐controlled investigations.” This chapter clarifies the …

BACKGROUND A number of prognostic factors for thyroid carcinoma have been identified,
including sociodemographic characteristics, such as age and gender, and tumor …