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More people under age 50 now have access to colorectal cancer screening

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Berry Edwards Lisa.Edwards@preventcancer.org The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today finalized their new recommendations for colorectal cancer screening, giving…

Lung cancer screening eligibility expanded by USPSTF

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Berry Edwards 703-519-2107 Lisa.Edwards@preventcancer.org Alexandria, VA—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today released new guidelines on lung cancer screening….

Congress on young-onset colorectal cancer

Twenty members of Congress joined with Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services…

USPSTF changes recommended age for colorectal cancer screening to 45

UPDATE: May 18, 2021 | These draft guidelines were finalized by the USPSTF in May 2021.  The U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) released a new…

Prevent Cancer Foundation® applauds USPSTF decision to expand hepatitis C testing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Diane Tilton 703-837-3690 Diane.Tilton@preventcancer.org The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) this week released a final screening recommendation for hepatitis C…

New USPSTF recommendations on BRCA testing expand genetic testing for women

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Berry Edwards 703-519-2107 Lisa.Edwards@preventcancer.org The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) this week released updated final recommendations for BRCA…

New ACP mammogram guidelines will put women’s lives at risk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Hayley Cooke Hayley.Cooke@preventcancer.org 703-837-3692 Alexandria, Va. — The American College of Physicians (ACP) recently announced new breast cancer screening guidelines,…

PALS Act moratorium extended through next year

Prevent Cancer Foundation® applauds Congress for protecting women’s access to mammograms January 2, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Berry 703-519-2107 Lisa.Berry@preventcancer.org ALEXANDRIA, Va. —…

New Recommendations Could Limit Women’s Access to Life Saving Cancer Screenings

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released new guidelines for breast cancer screenings in April 2015. They’re recommendations suggest women don’t need to start…