U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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According to the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality, US Preventive Services Task Force is "an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention that systematically reviews the evidence of effectiveness and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services."[1] The task force, a panel of experts, is funded and appointed by the government of the United States[citation needed].

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[edit] Methods

The methods of evidence synthesis used by the Task Force have been described in detail.[2] In 2007, their methods were revised.[3][4]

[edit] Mammography recommendations

In 2009, the Task Force recommended against routine mammography to screen asymptomatic women aged 40 to 49 years for breast cancer. Their advice is based on the scientific evidence about the benefits and harms associated with mammography and is consistent with the 2009 World Health Organization recommendations. Their recommendation against one-size-fits-all screening of younger women does not change the advice for screening women at above-average risk for developing breast cancer or for testing women who have a suspicious lump or any other symptoms that might be related to breast cancer. Some physicians and cancer advocacy groups have criticized these recommendations, including Otis Brawley, chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society.[5]

[edit] History

From 1984 to 1989, the task force's stated purpose was to "develop recommendations for primary care clinicians on the appropriate content of periodic health examinations."[6]

[edit] Website

http://www.ahrq.gov/CLINIC/uspstfix.htm

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm Agency for Healthcare Research Quality
  2. ^ "U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Methods and Background". http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstmeth.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-23. 
  3. ^ Guirguis-Blake J, Calonge N, Miller T, Siu A, Teutsch S, Whitlock E (2007). "Current processes of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: refining evidence-based recommendation development". Ann. Intern. Med. 147 (2): 117–22. PMID 17576998. 
  4. ^ Barton MB, Miller T, Wolff T, et al. (2007). "How to read the new recommendation statement: methods update from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force". Ann. Intern. Med. 147 (2): 123–7. PMID 17576997. 
  5. ^ "Task force opposes routine mammograms for women age 40-49" - Danielle Dellorto, CNN Medical Producer - http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/16/mammography.recommendation.changes/index.html
  6. ^ http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/guidecps/uspstf.htm Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion


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