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Health Watch Table – Down Syndrome

The health watch table linked below contains recommendations for a number of areas of health…

Capetivate capetivateSeptember 3, 2021

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Benefits and Harms of Mammography Screening for Women with Down Syndrome

Women with Down syndrome have a lower breast cancer risk and significantly lower life expectancies…

Capetivate capetivateSeptember 2, 2021

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Breast Cancer Screening for Women with Down Syndrome

This study examined mammogram reports of women with Down syndrome (DS) treated in the largest…

Capetivate capetivateSeptember 2, 2021

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Cancer Screening in Adults with Down Syndrome: A Proposal

The specific distribution of cancers in Down syndrome (DS) calls into question the validity of…

Capetivate capetivateSeptember 2, 2021

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Today & Tomorrow: A Guide to Aging with Down Syndrome

The resource linked is a guidebook on aging from the Canadian Down Syndrome Society. While…

Capetivate capetivateAugust 20, 2021

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Testicular Cancer

While many solid tumor cancers are less common in people with Down syndrome compared to…

Capetivate capetivateAugust 18, 2021

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Colon Cancer Screening for People with Down Syndrome

Please note that this handout discusses screening colonoscopies (i.e. colonoscopies performed to identify pre-symptomatic or…

Capetivate capetivateJuly 8, 2021

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Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Screening for Women with Down Syndrome

Recommendations for breast cancer screening have varied over time and continue to vary. Organizations have…

Capetivate capetivateJuly 6, 2021

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