U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles, December 12, 2014

American Journal of Public Health
Arya M, Kumar D, Patel S, Street RL Jr, Geordano TP, Viswanath K. Mitigating HIV health disparities: the promise of mobile health for a patient-initiated solution.  Am J Public Health 2014 Dec; 104(12):2251-5. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for HIV (Ann Intern Med, 2013).]  Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Internal Medicine
Wood DE. The importance of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography for Medicare beneficiaries. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Dec; 174(12):2016-8. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer and findings from associated evidence review update (both in Ann Intern Med, 2014 and 2013, respectively); cites USPSTF publication, Talking With Your Patients About Screening for Lung Cancer and AHRQ publication, Benefits and Harms of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Programs for High-Risk Populations, 2013.] Select to access the abstract.

Woolf SH, Harris RP, Campos-Outcalt D. Low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer: how strong is the evidence? JAMA Intern Med 2014 Dec; 174(12):2019-22. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer and findings from associated evidence review update (both in Ann Intern Med, 2014 and 2013, respectively); notes the authors’ previous relationships with the USPSTF.] Select to access the abstract.

Steinbrook R. Lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography for Medicare beneficiaries. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Dec; 174(12):2023. [Comments on articles by Wood and by Woolf et al. cited above; cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2014).]

Journal of Epidemiology
Tsunematsu M, Kakehashi M. An analysis of mass screening strategies using a mathematical model: comparison of breast cancer screening in Japan and the United States. J Epidemiol 2015 Feb 5; 25(2):162-71. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for breast cancer and findings from associated evidence review update (both in Ann Intern Med, 2009).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Rochman S. Cancer screening in older adults: risks and benefits. J Natl Cancer Inst 2014 Dec 10; 106(12): pii dju414. [Mentions USPSTF cancer screening recommendations.]

Hawley ST, Lafata JE. Colon cancer screening: tackling a multifaceted challenge. J Natl Cancer Inst 2014 Dec 10; 106(12): pii dju383. [Cites USPSTF recommendation statement, Colorectal Cancer Screening, as published on the USPSTF Web site; also cites AHRQ Requests for Applications, Accelerating the Dissemination and Implementation of PCOR Findings into Primary Care (R01) and Accelerating the Dissemination and Implementation of PCOR Findings into Primary Care (R18).]

New England Journal of Medicine
McGlynn EA, Schneider EC, Kerr EA. Reimagining quality measurement. N Engl J Med 2014 Dec 11; 371(24):2150-3. [Lists USPSTF A and B recommendations in table of Illustrative Quality-Measurement and Care Delivery Matrix for Two Women between the Ages of 45 and 64 Years with the Same Medical Conditions.]

Preventive Medicine
Finney Rutten LJ, Ebbert JO, Jacobson DJ, Squiers LB, Fan C, Breitkopf CR, Roger VL, St Sauver JL. Changes in U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations: effect on mammography screening in Olmsted County, MN 2004-2013. Prev Med 2014 Dec; 69:235-8. [Uses release dates and age criteria from USPSTF recommendation on screening for breast cancer (Nelson et al., Ann Intern Med, 2009) as study constructs.] Select to access the abstract.