Understanding the Methods Used by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in Developing Recommendations

Summary

• Devising recommendations for prevention can be complicated at all steps.
• While screening benefits are often cited and widely promulgated, the USPSTF gives equal attention to screening harms.
• Determining the appropriate balance between benefits and harms is challenging.

http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf07/methods/benefit.htm

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