As many readers will be aware, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently issued new, draft guidance on the role of testing for risk of prostate cancer, and most particularly on the use of PSA testing in men of 55 years and older. All public comment on the proposed new draft recommendations is due on or before May 8 upcoming. … READ MORE …
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The American Urological Association (AUA), along with other organizations, issued a statement yesterday regarding their reactions to the new, draft guidance issues by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). … READ MORE …
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As indicated earlier this morning, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued new draft guidance on screening for risk of prostate cancer. Access to all the relevant details is provided below: … READ MORE …
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As yet we have not seen the details, but, according to a report on National Public Radio early this morning, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has stated that men up to age 70 should discuss the risk and benefits of PSA testing with their doctors and then make individual decisions about whether to get tested. … READ MORE …
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As many readers will be aware, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is in process of developing a new “evidence report” which will form the basis of any update to current USPSTF recommendations about prostate cancer screening. … READ MORE …
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Another new article (this time in the journal JAMA Surgery) has tried to draw links between the USPSTF guidance on prostate cancer screening and a decrease in the numbers of men being referred to urologists for prostate biopsies and radical prostatectomies. … READ MORE …
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A commentary in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine provides some valuable, historical insight into how it was that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) ended up with responsibilities that many of its members never wanted. … READ MORE …
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