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11.01.2022 | Viewpoint
Racial Disparities Persist in Cancer Screening: New USPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines Illuminate Inadequate Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines for Black Women
verfasst von:
Christine E. Edmonds, MD, Samantha P. Zuckerman, MD, Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 6/2022
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Excerpt
The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently released updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines. In addition to maintaining the prior grade A recommendation to screen those ages 50–75, they added a grade B recommendation to offer screening to those ages 45–49. This addresses the rising incidence of colorectal cancer in younger patients, who tend to present with more advanced disease compared to older patients. However, the guidelines fail to make specific recommendations for Black patients, emphasizing the enduring racial inequities inherent in USPSTF cancer screening guidelines, including the current breast cancer screening guidelines. …