Association of the USPSTF Grade D Recommendation Against Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening With Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The 2012 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Grade D recommendation against prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for all men has been controversial, with data documenting a shift to a higher stage of disease at diagnosis. The association between the Grade D recommendation and prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) among contemporary cohorts, however, is unclear.

Objective

To evaluate PCSM rates between 1999 and 2019, comparing trends in rates before and after the change in the 2012 USPSTF screening guideline to assess its association with PCSM.

Exposure

The 2012 USPSTF Grade D recommendation against PSA screening for all men.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wi

SUBMITTER: Burgess L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9112070 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature