Numerous recent studies have documented that primary care physicians routinely fail to
offer proven preventive procedures to many of their patients on a routine basis. In this issue …

Prevention works. The regular use of appropriate screen ing tests, counseling interventions,
and immunizations has been shown to reduce morbidity and postpone mor tality. Why do …

In the National Cancer Institute's Year 2000 plan are estimates that a significant contribution
to lowering mortality from cancer over the next 15 years could come from the results of …

Data from several sources, including consumer surveys, physician surveys, and medical
record audits, indicate that consumers do not receive cancer screening tests as …

T his supplement to the American Journal of Pre-ventive Medicine reports on a series of
systematic evidence reviews and presents recommendations 1 for interventions designed to …

Based on evidence demonstrating that early de-tection and treatment can reduce mortality,
regular screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers has been widely …

Consumer frustration in the health insurance marketplace and difficulty influencing the
coverage decisions of health insurance companies and employer health benefits have …

The past 12 months have been busy ones for the United States Preventive Services Task
Force (USPSTF), which issued 34 new recommendations since our last Practice Alert on the …

In 2012, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) launched the Choosing Wisely
Campaign with the goal of making clinical care more evidencebased, cost-effective, and …

Background. Cancer screening in primary care offices is reaching only a modest percentage
of adults 50 years and older. The objectives of this study were to determine if screening rates …