U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles September 18, 2015

Odden MC, Goldman L, Bibbins-Domingo K. Statins for primary prevention in adults aged 75 years or older. Ann Intern Med  2015 Sep 15; 163(6):482. [Third author is chair of the USPSTF; responds to comments on authors’ article (Ann Intern Med, 2015).] Select to access the abstract.

Maurice MJ, Abouassaly R, Kim SP, et al. Contemporary nationwide patterns of active surveillance use for prostate cancer. JAMA Intern Med  2015 Sep;175(9):1569-71. [Mentions USPSTF 2011 recommendations on screening for prostate cancer.] Select to access the abstract.

Morris PJ. What, how, and why. N C Med J  2015 Sep-Oct;76(4):228-9. [Comments on article by Moyer and Bibbins-Domingo in the same issue and cited below.] Select to access the abstract.

Moyer V, Bibbins-Domingo K. The US Preventive Services Task Force: what is it and what does it do? N C Med J  2015 Sep-Oct;76(4):238-42. [Authors are former and current USPSTF chairs; discusses the roles and methodologies of the USPSTF.] Select to access the abstract.