HESC 450 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sipuleucel-T, Erectile Dysfunction, Elisa
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Slide: preventive health services for older adults part 2 - additional selected health. Leading cause of cancer death in men and women. Leading cause: smoking also occupational and environmental risks exist. Screening - potential to lead to early treatment. Began to be recommended once quality was standardized and population defined. Thought to be most effective (ie, most worth the time, bother, potential problems) in high risk individuals (ie, 30 pack year history and current or recent smokers) Aca currently requires insurance to cover; medicare covers up to age 77. Tisnado: lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the us overall, with 71,000 deaths in women and 86,000 in men in 2015. Partly this was due to the prevalence of smoking in the cohort of adults who are now older, since smoking has been and remains the most common risk factor for lung cancer.
