Attachment 2 (Users of Scientific Findings)

Users of the Scientific Findings of PLCO

NCI:
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to formulate screening facts for PDQ

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to disseminate screening facts through the Office of Communications

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to help formulate further research hypotheses and programs

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ):
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to provide guidance for Medicare reimbursement policy

FDA:
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to provide scientific basis for hearings to evaluate uses of these technologies

Medical professional organizations (e.g. American Urological Association, American College of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Medical Association, American Family Practitioners
Association, American Gastroenterologic Association, American College of Surgeons):
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to guide practitioners

NIH:
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Clinical Practice Guidelines