Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Cancer screening guidance continues to evolve as evidence refines the balance of benefits and harms across populations. This Grand Rounds will review current approaches for colorectal, breast, lung, cervical, and prostate cancers, and examine the role of shared decision making when choices are nuanced. Attendees will be able to apply up-to-date recommendations and incorporate patient-centered decision-making into cancer prevention and early detection.
Speaker:
Judith Walsh MD, MPH, is a professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine (DGIM) at UCSF Health and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She is a primary care physician and the associate medical director of the Women’s Health Primary Care Practice at the UCSF Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. Her work focuses on cancer prevention and improving screening uptake in diverse populations.
Program:
Mitchell Feldman, MD, MPhil: Introduction
1:55-53:15 — Judith Walsh MD, MPH
53:15-1:01:18 — Q&A
See previous Medical Grand Rounds:
March 24: AI, Regulation, the Information Ecosystem and the Future of Medical Research
• youtu.be/6JJdUjg0RJ4
March 10: Guardians or Culprits? The Hidden Role of Pericytes in Lung Injury and Repair
• youtu.be/zjpy2ip0_vM
March 3: Occupational Toxins and Outbreaks: The Alert Clinician and Public Health
• youtu.be/Ais0o80Goyw
February 24: Update on the Management of Atrial Fibrillation:Focus on the New Guidelines
• youtu.be/T6fZzYuWNVA
Cancer screening guidance continues to evolve as evidence refines the balance of benefits and harms across populations. This Grand Rounds will review current approaches for colorectal, breast, lung, cervical, and prostate cancers, and examine the role of shared decision making when choices are nuanced. Attendees will be able to apply up-to-date recommendations and incorporate patient-centered decision-making into cancer prevention and early detection.
Speaker:
Judith Walsh MD, MPH, is a professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine (DGIM) at UCSF Health and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She is a primary care physician and the associate medical director of the Women’s Health Primary Care Practice at the UCSF Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. Her work focuses on cancer prevention and improving screening uptake in diverse populations.
Program:
Mitchell Feldman, MD, MPhil: Introduction
1:55-53:15 — Judith Walsh MD, MPH
53:15-1:01:18 — Q&A
See previous Medical Grand Rounds:
March 24: AI, Regulation, the Information Ecosystem and the Future of Medical Research
• youtu.be/6JJdUjg0RJ4
March 10: Guardians or Culprits? The Hidden Role of Pericytes in Lung Injury and Repair
• youtu.be/zjpy2ip0_vM
March 3: Occupational Toxins and Outbreaks: The Alert Clinician and Public Health
• youtu.be/Ais0o80Goyw
February 24: Update on the Management of Atrial Fibrillation:Focus on the New Guidelines
• youtu.be/T6fZzYuWNVA
