U.S. Preventive Services Task Force A and B recommendations
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
The USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer using fecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy in adults beginning at age 50 years and continuing until age 75 years. The risks and benefits of these screening methods vary. Recommendation Grade A
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force A and B recommendations
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
The USPSTF strongly recommends screening women age 45 years and older for lipid disorders if they are at increased risk for coronary heart disease. Recommendation Grade A
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force A and B recommendations
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
The USPSTF recommends screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria with urine culture in pregnant women at 12 to 16 weeks' gestation or at the first prenatal visit, if later. Recommendation Grade A
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
*Even in men with margin-positive disease.
Evidence
"Evidence about neoadjuvant and adjuvant hormonal therapy comes from a systematic review
(Kumar et al. 2006) of 21 randomised controlled trials.
-Adjuvant therapy with radical prostatectomy
Randomised trials report significant toxicity with adjuvant therapy in addition to radical
prostatectomy (Kumar et al. 2006). With the exception of one small trial in node-positive men
(Messing et al. 1999), these ...
