USPSTF-recommended screening leads to less cancer burden

Increasing use of recommended screening strategies could reduce the U.S. cancer burden, according to research published November 22 in JAMA Network Open. A team led by Amy Knudsen, PhD, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found an increase of 10 percentage points in the uptake of lung, colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screening at their respective starting ages as recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) led to decreased cancer deaths. It highlighted that this could help the U.S. achieve the Cancer Moonshot initiative’s goals. “Achieving these reductions is predicated on ensuring equitable access to screening,” Knudsen and co-authors wrote. The Cancer Moonshot initiative is a White House effort to reduce cancer deaths. The Biden Administration’s renewed goal is to reduce cancer deaths by at least 50% over the next 25 years. The researchers noted that despite USPSTF recommendations, the proportions of eligible U.S. adults who have been consistently screened are still below national targets. This spurred the initiative’s Blue Ribbon Panel to recommend expanded use of proven cancer prevention and early detection strategies. The Knudsen team wanted to estimate the number of cancer deaths that could be prevented with a 10-percentage-point increase in the use of USPSTF-recommended screening. It reported that its decision analytical model study is an extension of previous studies conducted for the USPSTF from 2018 to 2023. The ...
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