John J. Russell, MD - Rewriting the Rules for Early Cancer Screening: Case-Based Insight on Primary Care Principles for Using Blood-Based Screening Techniques - a podcast by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education

from 2021-04-30T18:00

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Go online to PeerView.com/KXM860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. In this case-based activity, experts in oncology and primary care examine how to best integrate future blood-based cancer screening tools into clinical practice in order to reduce cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Explain the scientific principles behind cfDNA-based liquid biopsy as a tool for early cancer screening, including the strengths and limitations of liquid biopsy compared with those of conventional screening methods, Identify the diagnostic/screening role of novel cfDNA-based screening assays for early cancer detection in the primary care setting, Adapt current cancer screening protocols based on recent evidence on emerging cfDNA-based multicancer screening assays in order to improve sensitivity, specificity, and tumor localization accuracy, Employ patient-centered strategies to integrate novel cancer screening methodologies in the primary care setting, including as part of educational and screening protocols.

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