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USPSTF breast cancer screening guidelines are clear, concise; now let’s address gaps in quality

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This week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published a new draft guideline on breast cancer screening.1 The task force is considered the most rigorous and orthodox authority on the interpretation and application of the medical literature.The panel is widely respected for its expertise in epidemiology, screening, clinical trials interpretation, and structured reviews of the...

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Otis W. Brawley, MD, MACP, FRCP(L)
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University
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