In the United States, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer diagnosed
among men and women and the second leading cause of death from cancer. CRC largely can …

High-throughput techniques based on restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RADseq)
are enabling the low-cost discovery and genotyping of thousands of genetic markers for …

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

Background Quantification of the disease burden caused by different risks informs
prevention by providing an account of health loss different to that provided by a disease-by-disease …

Background Reliable and timely information on the leading causes of death in populations,
and how these are changing, is a crucial input into health policy debates. In the Global …

Background Measuring disease and injury burden in populations requires a composite metric
that captures both premature mortality and the prevalence and severity of ill-health. The …

Background Non-fatal health outcomes from diseases and injuries are a crucial consideration
in the promotion and monitoring of individual and population health. The Global Burden of …

Corporate strategy is the pattern of decisions in a company that determines and reveals its
objectives, purposes, or goals, produces the principal policies and plans for achieving those …

New evidence on breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) screening has become available
since the American Cancer Society (ACS) last issued guidelines for the early detection of …

Importance Breast cancer is a leading cause of premature mortality among US women.
Early detection has been shown to be associated with reduced breast cancer morbidity and …