U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles, July 3, 2015

Nelson HD, Weerasinghe R, Wang L, et al. Mammography screening in a large health system following the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations and the Affordable Care Act. PLoS One 2015 Jun 29; 10(6):e0131903. [Uses USPSTF recommendations on screening for breast cancer and findings from associated systematic review (both in Ann Intern Med, 2009).] Select to access the abstract.

Farley C, Friedman D, Habtes I, et al. Screening mammography in a public hospital serving predominantly African-American women: a stage-survival-cost model. Womens Health Issues 2015 Jul-Aug; 25(4):322-30. [Uses USPSTF recommendations on screening for breast cancer and findings from associated systematic review (both in Ann Intern Med, 2009) in comparison with guidelines from the American Cancer Society.] Select to access the abstract.