HPV Vaccination Recommended for Boys

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on October 25, 2011 recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for:

** Boys ages 11 and 12

** Males ages 13 through 21 if all three shots have not already be given

The HPV vaccination for boys were recommended against anal and throat cancers.

The same committee in 2006 recommended that all girls ages 11 to 26 should be vaccinated.

PSTF (PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE) RECOMMENDATIONS

Avoid Prostate Cancer Test

The US Preventive Services Task Force on October 6, 2011 advised men to avoid PSA blood test as Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test leads to other needless tests and results in unnecessary treatments, causing incontinence, impotence, or both. PSA test is pretty common to screen cancer risks among males over 50. Two years ago, the panel created a huge national controversy as it had recommended, at that time, women in their 40s to forego routine mammogram screening. The panel opined that between 1986 and 2005, 1 million men received surgery, radiation therapy or both who would not have been treated without PSA test. Among them at least 5,000 died soon after the surgery, and 10,000 to 70,000 suffered serious complications. Half had persistent blood in their semen, and 200,000 to 300,000 suffered incontinence, impotence, or both. As a result of these complications, the man who had discovered the test, Dr. Richard J. Abilin, called its widespread use a "public health disaster".

Anxiety Screening Recommended for non-elderly Adults

The U.S. Prevention Services Task Force on September 20, 2022 recommended screening for anxiety for adults younger than 65 years, highlighting a growing epidemic that had worsened during pandemic.