Cancer screening, overdiagnosis, and regulatory capture
Cet article présente les nouvelles recommandations d'un groupe d'experts américains sur le dépistage du cancer de la thyroïde
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has given thyroid cancer screening a D grade, recommending against screening. They conclude with moderate certainty that screening for thyroid cancer in asymptomatic persons results in harms that outweigh the benefits. Given the historical context—both in pathology and medical care epidemiology—it should have been an easy decision.
JAMA Internal Medicine , éditorial en libre accès, 2016