Attach_01_Users of Science

Attachment 1: Users of the Scientific Findings of PLCO

NCI:

• to formulate screening facts for PDQ

• to disseminate screening facts through the Office of Communications

• to help formulate further research hypotheses and programs

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ):

• to provide guidance for Medicare reimbursement policy

FDA:

• to provide scientific basis for hearings to evaluate uses of these technologies

• to guide practitioners

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):

NIH:

• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Clinical Practice Guidelines