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Test pattern: Doctors rethink paradigm for cancer screening

January 22, 2012 By admin

Some years before his retirement, when my father-in-law went in for his routine physical, his doctor ordered a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, along with a cholesterol test and blood count. My father-in-law was not having any symptoms, and no one in his family had a history of prostate cancer.

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When her test was lost, critical care delayed

December 2, 2011 By admin

Medical tests can reveal critical information about a person’s health, but sometimes, the test is lost and the doctor and patient never get the results, potentially delaying essential care.

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Test mix-up delayed her cancer diagnosis a year

December 2, 2011 By admin

Medical tests can reveal critical information, but sometimes the test is lost and the doctor and patient never get the results, potentially delaying essential care. That was the case for one Maryland woman whose cancer went untreated for a year.

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Ask Dr. K: Inadequate cells on pap test aren’t always cause for alarm

November 7, 2011 By admin

Dear Dr. K: I’m 48 years old.

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Inadequate cells on Pap test aren’t always cause for alarm

November 3, 2011 By admin

Dear Doctor K: I’m 48 years old. Twenty-six years ago, I had a cone biopsy after an abnormal Pap test.

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Ask Dr. K: Pap test requires adequate cells

November 3, 2011 By admin

Q I’m 48 years old. Twenty-six years ago, I had a cone biopsy after an abnormal Pap test. My Pap tests have been normal since

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Inadequate cells on pap aren’t always a problem

November 2, 2011 By admin

DEAR DOCTOR K: I’m 48 years old. Twenty-six years ago, I had a cone biopsy after an abnormal Pap test. Since then, all my Pap tests have been normal

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