Year Published:
2011
Testicular Cancer: Screening in Adolescents and Adults
Description of Resource:
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against screening for testicular cancer in adolescent or adult men. This is a D recommendation, which means the USPSTF recommends against the service. There is moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits.
Developed By:
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Developer Type:
Federal Government
Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):
Adolescent Health
Cancer
Healthy People 2020 Objectives:
Resource Type:
Systematic Review
Citation:
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Testicular Cancer: Screening recommendation statement [Internet]. 2011 Apr [cited 2014 Jan 8]. Available from: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf10/testicular/testicuprs.htm