Evidence was insufficient to recommend screening of asymptomatic people with lower blood pressure. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has been releasing new and updated guidelines ...

Concerns regarding overtreatment led the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in 2012 to recommend against routine PSA screening for ... though the 2012 USPTF guidelines were revised ...

Sandhya Pruthi The current study sought to investigate the impact of the release of the revised 2009 USPSTF screening mammogram guidelines on patient understanding of the recommended age and ...

Prostate cancer screening based on the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test was given a D grade by the independent group that assesses clinical practice and advices the US government, reported ...

18 In 2018, the USPSTF began recommending that men ... did not know the signs of the disease or about PSA testing, guidelines for screening, or recommended treatments. 20 In addition, more Black ...

Prostate cancer mortality rates, which had been declining, plateaued between 2012 and 2021, likely related to changes in USPSTF PSA screening guidelines. Implementation of more effective ...

“The decrease in the number of surgeries for low-grade prostate cancer shows that active surveillance helps,” said lead ...