U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles, October 10, 2014

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Chung S, Azar KM, Baek M, Lauderdale DS, Palaniappan LP. Reconsidering the age thresholds for type II diabetes screening in the U.S. Am J Prev Med 2014 Oct; 47(4):375-81. [Uses USPSTF recommendations on screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults (Ann Intern Med, 2008) as a criteria for subject selection.] Select to access the abstract.

Annals of Internal Medicine
De Koning JH, Meza R, Plevritis SK. Raising the bar for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med 2014 Oct 7; 161(7):532-3. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer and associated modeling study by de Koning et al. (both in Ann Intern Med, 2014).]

BMJ
McCarthy M. Screen all adults 45 or over for abnormal glucose, says US panel. BMJ 2014 Oct 9; 349:g6146. [Discusses draft USPSTF recommendations on screening for abnormal glucose and type 2 diabetes.]

CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
Mulshine JL, D'Amico TA. Issues with implementing a high-quality lung cancer screening program. CA Cancer J Clin 2014 Sep-Oct; 64(5):352-63. [Discusses in detail USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2014) and findings from associated evidence review by Humphrey et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2013). Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Internal Medicine
Chiolero A, Rodondi N. Lessons from the Swiss Medical Board recommendation against mammography screening programs. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Oct; 174(10):1541-2. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for breast cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2009).]

Royce TJ, Hendrix LH, Stokes WA, Allen IM, Chen RC. Cancer screening rates in individuals with different life expectancies. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Oct; 174(10):1558-65. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for cervical cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and prostate cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2012, 2009, 2008, and 2012, respectively.] Select to access the abstract.

Gross CP. Cancer screening in older persons: a new age of wonder. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Oct; 174(10):1565-7. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored decision analysis by Zauber et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2008) on colorectal cancer test strategies.]

van Hees F, Zauber AG, Klabunde CN, Goede SL, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, van Ballegooijen M. The appropriateness of more intensive colonoscopy screening than recommended in Medicare beneficiaries: a modeling study. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Oct; 174(10):1568-76. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2008).] Select to access the abstract.

Tran AH, Man Ngor EW, Wu BU. Surveillance colonoscopy in elderly patients: a retrospective cohort study. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Oct; 174(10):1675-82. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2008).] Select to access the abstract.

Medical Decision Making
Mathes T, Walgenbach M, Antoine SL, Pieper D, Eikermann M. Methods for systematic reviews of health economic evaluations: a systematic review, comparison, and synthesis of method literature. Med Decis Making 2014 Oct; 34(7):826-40. [Uses article by Pignone et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2005), based on authors' experiences with USPSTF systematic reviews, as a selected methodology article for the study's analysis.] Select to access the abstract.

Neonatology
Christensen RD, Carroll PD, Josephson CD. Evidence-based advances in transfusion practice in neonatal intensive care units. Neonatology 2014; 106(3):245-53. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored article by Sawaya et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2007) on USPSTF methodologies.] Select to access the abstract.

Preventive Medicine
Saraiya M, Benard V, White M. A need for improved understanding about USPSTF and other evidence-based recommendations. Prev Med 2014 Mar; 60:1-2. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer and screening for breast cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2002).]