USPSTF/PPIP-Related Articles, July 18, 2014

American Family Physician
CME quiz. Am Fam Physician 2014 Jul 15; 90(2):74. [Includes questions based on USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer as discussed in article by Ngo-Metzger and Fan cited in this section.]

 Ngo-Metzger Q, Fan T. Screening for lung cancer. Am Fam Physician 2014 Jul 15; 90(2):117-18. Based on USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2014) and associated systematic review by Humphrey et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2013) and modeling study by de Koning et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2014).]

American Journal of Nursing
Health screening: conflicting findings, dueling recommendations. Am J Nurs 2014 Jul; 114(7):20-1. [Mentions recent USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer.]

Annals of Internal Medicine
Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Gulati R, Mariotto AB, Schechter CB, de Carvalho TM, Knudsen AB, van Ravesteyn NT, Heijnsdijk EA, Pabiniak C, van Ballegooijen M, et al. Personalizing age of cancer screening cessation based on comorbid conditions: model estimates of harms and benefits. Ann Intern Med 2014 Jul 15; 161(2):104-12. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2008) and screening for breast cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2009) and several articles commenting on these recommendations.] Select to access the abstract.

Roman BR, Asch DA. Faded promises: the challenge of deadopting low-value care. Ann Intern Med 2014 Jul 15; 161(2):149-50. [Mentions USPSTF updated recommendations on screening for prostate cancer and summarizes article by Squiers et al. (Am J Prev Med, 2013), which assesses knowledge of and attitudes toward these recommendations.]

BMC Research Notes
Cartwright EJ, Rentsch C, Rimland D. Hepatitis C virus screening practices and seropositivity among US veterans born during 1945-1965. BMC Res Notes 2014 Jul 14; 7:449. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored systematic review by Chou et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2013) on screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adults.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Internal Medicine
McCarthy AM, Armstrong K. The role of testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in cancer prevention. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Jul; 174(7):1023-4. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored systematic review by Nelson et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2014) on risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer in women.]

Smith-McCune K. Choosing a screening method for cervical cancer: Papanicolaou testing alone or with human papillomavirus testing. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Jul; 174(7):1027-8. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for cervical cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2012).]

Feldman S. Can the new cervical cancer screening and management guidelines be simplified? JAMA Intern Med 2014 Jul; 174(7):1029-30. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for cervical cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2012).]

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Meyers MA, Groh CJ, Binienda J. Depression screening and treatment in uninsured urban patients. J Am Board Fam Med 2014 Jul-Aug; 27(4):520-9. [Cites UPSTF recommendations on screening for depression in adults (Ann Intern Med, 2009).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Dachman AH, Yee J. The challenges of CT colonography reimbursement. J Am Coll Radiol 2013 Dec; 10(12):937-42. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on CT colonography, citing USPSTF recommendation statement, Screening for Colorectal Cancer, 2008, and Grade Recommendations, both published on the USPSTF Web site, and USPSTF recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2008); also cites USPSTF Web site topic page, Lung Cancer Screening.] Select to access the abstract.

Pediatrics
Committee on Adolescence and Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Screening for nonviral sexually transmitted infections in adolescents and young adults. Pediatrics 2014 Jul; 134(1):e302-11. [Discusses and cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for chlamydial infection and screening for gonorrhea (Ann Intern Med, 2007 and 2005, respectively), USPSTF recommendation statement, Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy, 2009, and USPSTF Web site topic page Screening for Syphillis, 2004.]