May 9, 2017 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on screening for thyroid cancer. The Task Force found that clinicians should not screen for thyroid cancer in adults who have no signs or symptoms of the disease. To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please go to /uspstf/recommendation/thyroid-cancer-screening. The final recommendation statement can also be found in the May 9 online issue of JAMA.
