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Before they participate in a screening program, patients must give informed consent. To do so, they need to understand the risk of a false positive result and the invasive procedures that may follow it. Rather than merely transmit expert recommendations, physicians should match the appropriate level of screening with each patient's unique attitude toward the risks of disease and the risks associated with the screening procedures.

But to inform patients, physicians themselves must be informed. Stange et al. recently discovered that family physicians are more interventionist in their screening than the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends¹. The study . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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