U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles September 11, 2015

Bruenderman E, Martin RC, 2nd. A cost analysis of a pancreatic cancer screening protocol in high-risk populations. Am J Surg  2015 Sep;210(3):409-16. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for pancreatic cancer.] Select to access the abstract.

Fried LP. A prescription for the next fifty years of Medicare. Generations  2015 Sum;39(2):180-9. [Discusses Medicare coverage of USPSTF-recommended screening services.]

Salganicoff A. Women and Medicare: an unfinished agenda. Generations  2015 Sum;39(2):43-50. [Mentions Medicare coverage of USPSTF-recommended preventive services under the Affordable Care Act.]

Ahn CS, Dothard EH, Garner ML, et al. To test or not to test? An updated evidence-based assessment of the value of screening and monitoring tests when using systemic biologic agents to treat psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. J Am Acad Dermatol  2015 Sep;73(3):420-8.e1. [Uses USPSTF evidence-rating methodologies.] Select to access the abstract.

Ten Haaf K, de Koning HJ. Should never-smokers at increased risk for lung cancer be screened? J Thorac Oncol  2015 Sep;10(9):1285-91. [Uses USPSTF recommendations on lung cancer screening to develop simulated study cohorts.] Select to access the abstract.

Zeliadt SB, Heffner JL, Sayre G, et al. Attitudes and perceptions about smoking cessation in the context of lung cancer screening. JAMA Intern Med  2015 Sep; 175(9):1530-7. [Mentions USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer and AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.