USPSTF/PPIP-Related Articles, September 26, 2014

Annals of Internal Medicine
LeFevre ML; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2014 Sep 23; epub ahead of print. [Updates USPSTF recommendations on screening for chlamydia and on screening for gonorrhea (Ann Intern Med, 2007 and 2005, respectively), based on AHRQ evidence synthesis, Screening for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia: Systematic Review to Update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation, 2014, and associated summary article by Zahker et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2014).]  Select to access the http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25243785

Screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2014 Sep 23; epub ahead of print. [Summarizes updated USPSTF recommendations on screening for chlamydia and on screening for gonorrhea, as presented in article by LeFevre et al. cited above.]

LeFevre ML; on behalf of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2014 Sep 23; epub ahead of print. [Updates USPSTF recommendations on behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections, based on AHRQ evidence synthesis, Behavioral Sexual Risk Reduction Counseling in Primary Care to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: An Updated Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2014, and associated summary article by O’Connor et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2014).] Select to access the abstract.

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Moriarty AT, Nayar R, Arnold T, Gearries L, Renshaw A, Thomas N, Souers R. The Tahoe study: bias in the interpretation of papanicolaou test results when human papillomavirus status is known. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2014 Sep; 138(9):1182-5. [Cites AHRQ evidence synthesis, Screening for Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force, 2011.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA
Volk RJ, Hawk E, Bevers TB. Should CMS cover lung cancer screening for the fully informed patient? JAMA 2014 Sep 24; 312(12):1193-4. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2014) and USPSTF-sponsored article by Harris et al. (JAMA Intern Med, 2014) on a proposed taxonomy for the harms of screening for lung cancer.]

Sox HC. Implementing lung cancer screening under Medicare: the last chance to get it right? JAMA 2014 Sep 24; 312(12):1206-7. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2014).]

Davis AM, Cifu AS. Lung cancer screening. JAMA 2014 Sep 24; 312(12):1248-9. [Summarizes USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer, citing Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer and associated systematic review (Ann Intern Med, 2014 and 2013, respectively) and USPSTF-sponsored article by Harris et al. (JAMA Intern Med, 2014) on a proposed taxonomy for the harms of screening for lung cancer.]

Jerusalem Post
Siegel-Itzkovich J. Cutting the risk. Jerusalem Post 2014 Sep 21; online. [Mentions USPSTF 2004 recommendations on risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer.]

Journal of Family Practice
Campos-Outcalt D. Diet, exercise, and CVD: when counseling makes the most sense. J Fam Pract 2014 Aug; 63(8):458-60. [Discusses USPSTF recommendation statements, Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults, Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer, and Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults with Known Risk Factors (Draft), and Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults, all published on the USPSTF Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Urban Health
Rhodes KV, Grisso JA, Rodgers M, Gohel M, Witherspoon M, Davis M, Dempsey S, Crits-Christoph P. The anatomy of a community health center system-level intervention for intimate partner violence. J Urban Health 2014 Feb; 91(1):107-21. [Discusses and analyzes implementation of USPSTF recommendation statement Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults, 2012.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Women’s Health
Corbelli J, Borrero S, Bonnema R, McNamara M, Kraemer K, Rubio D, Karpov I, McNeil M. Use of the Gail model and breast cancer preventive therapy among three primary care specialties. J Womens Health 2014 Sep; 23(9):746-52. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored evidence reviews by Nelson et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2009 and 2013, respectively) on screening for and medications to reduce risk of breast cancer.] Select to access the abstract.

Harvey SC, Vegesna A, Mass S, Clarke J, Skoufalos A. Understanding patient options, utilization patterns, and burdens associated with breast cancer screening. J Womens Health 2014 Sep; 23 Suppl 1:S3-9. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for breast cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2009) and USPSTF-sponsored systematic review by Nelson et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2012) on risk factors for breast cancer for women age 40 to 49.] Select to access the abstract.

Alcusky M, Philpotts L, Bonafede M, Clarke J, Skoufalos A. The patient burden of screening mammography recall. J Womens Health 2014 Sep; 23 Suppl 1:S11-9. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for breast cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2009).] Select to access the abstract.

MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Week Report
Tortone E, Papp J, Weinstock H. Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection among persons aged 14-39 years—United States, 2007-2012. MMWR Morbid Mortal Wkly Rpt 2014 Sep 26; 63(38):834-8. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea (Ann Intern Med, 2014).]

Nature Reviews. Urology
Fenner A. USPSTF screening recommendation could lead to greater numbers of avoidable deaths.  Nat Rev Urol 2014 Sep; 11(9):481. Briefly discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for prostate cancer.]