Effect of the USPSTF Grade D Recommendation against Screening for Prostate Cancer on Incident Prostate Cancer Diagnoses in the United States

In October 2011 the USPSTF (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force) issued a draft guideline discouraging prostate specific antigen based screening for prostate cancer (grade D recommendation). We evaluated the effect of the USPSTF guideline on the number and distribution of new prostate cancer diagnos...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of urology Jg. 194; H. 6; S. 1587
Hauptverfasser:	Barocas, Daniel A, Mallin, Katherine, Graves, Amy J, Penson, David F, Palis, Bryan, Winchester, David P, Chang, Sam S
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	United States 01.12.2015
Schlagworte:	Aged Biomarkers, Tumor - blood Delayed Diagnosis Disease Progression Early Detection of Cancer - standards Early Detection of Cancer - utilization Humans Incidence Male Neoplasm Staging Preventive Health Services - legislation & jurisprudence Preventive Health Services - standards Preventive Health Services - utilization Prostate-Specific Antigen - blood Prostatic Neoplasms - epidemiology Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology Prostatic Neoplasms - prevention & control United States Unnecessary Procedures - standards Unnecessary Procedures - utilization Utilization Review - organization & administration Utilization Review - utilization United States diagnosis mass screening guideline prostatic neoplasms prostate-specific antigen
ISSN:	1527-3792, 1527-3792
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