癌症查建议应根据种族有所不同吗?
H Gilbert Welch1, Adewole S Adamson2
1Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.
NEJM evidence
|February 6, 2024
概括
癌症查指南通常因年龄,性别和危险因素而异. 问题仍然是,种族是否也应该成为癌症查建议的一个因素.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 遗传学 遗传学 是一个
背景情况:
- 目前的癌症查指南利用年龄,性别和高风险行为来确定资格.
- 这些指南旨在平衡早期检测与过度诊断和其他健康问题的风险.
- 性和行为等因素已经被纳入,促使人们讨论其他人口变量.
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