Table 7.
Possible Approaches to Enhanced Screening for de novo Malignancy.
| Annual chest X-raya Annual chest CTa Annual abdominal ultrasound Chest and abdominal CTa Annual urologic screening with PSA determination Mammography annually Annual Pap smear every 3–5 years Annual skin examination by dermatologist Upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy: annually for those with ARLD Colonoscopy: ulcerative colitis annually Pre-transplant adenoma 1 year, repeated every 2–4 yr if more adenomas are found. Colonoscopy repetition every 10 yr in patients >50-yr-old Ears, nose and throat clinic visit in patients with >20 pack year smoking |
CT, computerised tomography; ARLD, alcohol related liver disease; PSA, prostate specific antigen.
a
Especially for smokers and ex-smokers.