Early cancer detection: update for primary-care physicians

This article highlights information about the importance of early detection of cancer in the primary care physician's office. It represents information derived from a cancer prevention reference manual, ReCap: Recommendations for Cancer Prevention, developed by the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Production, evaluation, and distribution to all primary care physicians in Texas were funded by the Physician Oncology Education Program, a program of the Texas Medical Association funded by the Texas Cancer Council.