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INTRODUCTIONLast year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) announced that it was inaugurating a yearly report on its cancer detection guidelines. 1 The annual report would be a single summary source on current ACS guidelines for the early detection of cancer, including background and rationale for guidelines that had been updated in the prior year, announcements of upcoming guideline reviews, and a summary of the most recent data on adult cancer screening rates.During 2000, the ACS reviewed and revised early detecion guidelines for prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, and endometrial cancer, and updated the narrative related ABSTRACT Updates to the American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines regarding screening for the early detection of prostate, colorectal, and endometrial cancers, based on the recommendations of recent ACS workshops, are presented. Additionally, the authors review the "cancer-related check-up," clinical encounters that provide case-finding and health counseling opportunities. Finally, the ACS is issuing an updated narrative related to testing for early lung cancer detection for clinicians and individuals at high risk of lung cancer in light of emerging data on new imaging technologies.Although it is likely that current screening protocols will be supplanted in the future by newer, more effective technologies, the establishment of an organized and systematic approach to early cancer detection would lead to greater utilization of existing technology and

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