In a bid to cut treatment costs, US doctors urge fewer tests for people with mild health conditions and less aggressive treatment for those with advanced cancers.
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Instead, the American Society of Clinical Oncology urged "appropriate palliative and supportive care."
Another recommendation involved avoiding high-tech scans for patients with early prostate or breast cancer that appears at low risk of spreading, because such scans can be expensive and show little benefit to the patient.
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Similarly, the American College of Physicians warned that electrocardiogram tests of heart function with no symptoms and low risk for heart disease do not improve patient outcomes.
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Unnecessary Imaging Tests may be Reduced by Evidence-Based Systems
Significant variation in the use of head computed tomography (CT), even within a single emergency department has been found in a study from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Significant variation in the use of head computed tomography (CT), even within a single emergency department has been found in a study from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Colonoscopies could be done less often in patients who show no signs of disease, and pap smears are not needed annually in women under 21 or those who who have undergone a hysterectomy for non-cancerous reasons.
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Multiple Cardiac Imaging Tests Result in High Cumulative Radiation Dose
Cardiac diagnostic imaging technique of myocardial perfusion imaging often involves multiple testing, which results in a high cumulative estimated radiation dose in patients.
Cardiac diagnostic imaging technique of myocardial perfusion imaging often involves multiple testing, which results in a high cumulative estimated radiation dose in patients.
"These lists represent specific, evidence-based recommendations physicians and patients should discuss to help make wise decisions about the most appropriate care based on their individual situation," said the report.
The project was a collaboration of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, Consumer Reports, and the nine medical specialty societies involved.
Source-AFP
