Summary
Details
- Risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD)
- Screening for CVD risk factors
- Strategies for CVD risk reduction
- Recommendations for CVD risk reduction
- Effectiveness of cancer screening and prevention
- Recommendations for cancer screening and counseling
- Breast cancer screening
- Cervical cancer screening
- Colorectal cancer screening
- Prostate cancer screening
- Lung cancer screening
- Immunization
Contributors
Authors
Jeffrey G. House, DO
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
Jacksonville
FL
Disclosures
JGH declares that he has no competing interests.
Linda Edwards, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
Jacksonville
FL
Disclosures
LE declares that she has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
Dr Jeffrey G. House and Dr Linda Edwards would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Craig T. Tenner, Dr Kelly Crotty, and Professor Michael Pignone, the previous contributors to this topic.
Disclosures
CTT and KC declare they have no competing interests. MP is a co-author of a number of references cited in this topic.
Peer reviewers
Mark Pletcher, MD, MPH
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
Disclosures
MP is a co-author of 2 references cited in this topic. MP has collaborated with Professor Michael Pignone on other research projects related to cardiovascular disease screening and treatment.
Willie Hamilton, BSc, MB, ChB, MD, FRCP, FRCGP
Consultant Senior Lecturer
Department of Community Based Medicine
University of Bristol
Bristol
UK
Disclosures
WH has received research funding from several bodies for studies.
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