U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles, October 24, 2014

Annals of Internal Medicine
LeFevre ML; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Behavioral counseling to promote a healthful diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease prevention in adults with cardiovascular risk factors: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2014 Oct 21; 161(8):587-93. [Updates USPSTF 2003 recommendations on dietary counseling for adults with risk factors for cardiovascular disease, based on AHRQ evidence synthesis, Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthy Lifestyle for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Persons with Cardiovascular Risk Factors: An Updated Systematic Review, 2014; cites USPSTF recommendations on counseling and interventions to prevent tobacco use and tobacco-caused disease in adults and pregnant women (Ann Intern Med, 2009) and on behavioral counseling research and evidence-based practice (Ann Intern Med, 2014), and AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, 2008.]  Select to access the abstract.

Kinsinger LS, Atkins D, Provenzale D, Anderson C, Petzel R. Implementation of a new screening recommendation in health care: the Veterans Health Administration’s approach to lung cancer screening. Ann Intern Med 2014 Oct 21; 161(8):597-8. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2014).]

Roberge S, Demers S, Bujold E. Low-dose aspirin for prevention of morbidity and mortality from preeclampsia. Ann Intern Med 2014 Oct 21; 161(8):613. [Comments on USPSTF-sponsored evidence review by Henderson et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2014) on low-dose aspirin for prevention of morbidity and mortality from preeclampsia.]

Henderson JT, O'Connor E, Whitlock EP. Low-dose aspirin for prevention of morbidity and mortality from preeclampsia. Ann Intern Med 2014 Oct 21; 161(8):613-4. [Responds to comments by Roberge, Demers, and Bujold cited above.]

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Amin MB, Lin DW, Gore JL, Srigley JR, Samaratunga H, Egevad L, Rubin M, Nacey J, Carter HB, Klotz L, et al. The critical role of the pathologist in determining eligibility for active surveillance as a management option in patients with prostate cancer: consensus statement with recommendations supported by the College of American Pathologists, International Society of Urological Pathology, Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology, the New Zealand Society of Pathologists, and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2014 Oct; 138(10):1387-405. [Briefly discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for prostate cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2012).] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Internal Medicine
Chiolero A, Rodondi N. Lessons from the Swiss Medical Board recommendation against mammography screening programs. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Oct; 174(10):1541-2. [Briefly discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for breast cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2009).]

Royce TJ, Hendrix LH, Stokes WA, Allen IM, Chen RC. Cancer screening rates in individuals with different life expectancies. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Oct; 174(10):1558-65. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for cervical cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2012), screening for breast cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2009), screening for colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2008), and screening for prostate cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2012).] Select to access the abstract.

Gross CP. Cancer screening in older persons: a new age of wonder. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Oct; 174(10):1565-7. [Comments on article by Royce et al. cited above.]

van Hees F, Zauber AG, Klabunde CN, Goede SL, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, van Ballegooijen M. The appropriateness of more intensive colonoscopy screening than recommended in Medicare beneficiaries: a modeling study. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Oct; 174(10):1568-76. [Cites USPSTF recommendation on screening for colorectal cancer and extends work done by authors in associated USPSTF-sponsored decision analysis (both in Ann Intern Med, 2008).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
Parekh PJ, Shams R, Oldfield EC 4th, Nicholas JJ, Johnson DA. Computed tomography colonography: ready for prime time for colon cancer screening? J Clin Gastroenterol 2014 Oct; 48(9):745-51. [Mentions USPSTF recommendations on screening for prostate cancer.]  Select to access the abstract.

Ultraschall in der Medizin
Ingravallo F, Dietrich CF, Gilja OH, Piscaglia F. Guidelines, clinical practice recommendations, position papers and consensus statements: definition, preparation, role and application. Ultraschall Med 2014 Oct; 35(5):395-9. [Discusses USPTSF levels of evidence criteria, citing the USPSTF Web site.]