The incidence rates of metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa) have increased significantly and coincide with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations against prostate cancer screening, according to a study ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Many men stopped getting screened for prostate cancer after a federal advisory committee said in 2008 that the tests weren't helpful for those over 74. Then in 2012, it said the evidence supporting tests for younger men was ...
Mar 21, 2022
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for adults aged 40 to 75 years who have cardiovascular risk factors, with the strength of recommendation ...
Feb 22, 2022
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends syphilis screening for asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults at increased risk for infection. This recommendation forms the basis of a draft ...
Feb 15, 2022
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(HealthDay)—In 2022 clinical practice guidelines issued by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and published in the February issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, recommendations are presented for the management ...
Feb 14, 2022
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World Cancer Day is February 4 and that makes this the ideal time to talk about lung cancer and smoking. Internationally, lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths and the World Health Organization estimates that ...
Jan 21, 2022
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(HealthDay)—The 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) criteria for lung cancer screening increase eligibility compared with earlier screening criteria, with reduced racial disparity, according to a study published ...
Jan 19, 2022
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that physicians individualize the decision to refer adults without known cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors to behavioral counseling interventions ...
Jan 19, 2022
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A recent report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) finds that much needs to be done if we want to be prepared to respond to a potential influenza pandemic, particularly when it comes ...
Jan 13, 2022
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(HealthDay)—There were large temporal changes in screening, biopsy, overall cancer detection, and metastatic cancer rates following the 2012 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Prostate Cancer Screening Statement, ...
Dec 22, 2021
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