Description: Update of the 2002 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
recommendation statement on screening for colorectal cancer. Methods: To update its
recommendation, the USPSTF commissioned 2 studies: 1) a targeted systematic evidence
review on 4 selected questions relating to test characteristics and benefits and harms of
screening technologies, and 2) a decision analytic modeling analysis using population
modeling techniques to compare the expected health outcomes and resource requirements …

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supplement. Reader Survey: Will the USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
change what you do? Description: Update of the 2002 US Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) recommendation statement on screening for breast cancer in the general
population. Methods: The USPSTF examined the evidence on the efficacy of 5 screening
modalities in reducing mortality from breast cancer: film mammography, clinical breast …