New clinical guidelines committee moves forward after 2024 breast cancer screening debacle

‘The methodology has to be rebuilt,” says new committee chair Dr. David Keegan about a research process that was previously criticized for being insular and relying on outdated data.

Dr. David Keegan says applied to join the National Advisory Committee on Preventive Health Services when the feds' external review of the last task force made it clear that any new body would need a ‘revolutionary approach’ with a greater focus on consultations with experts and patients.Photograph courtesy of Stacey Watson

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BY TESSIE SANCI

October 19, 2026

The chair of the new National Advisory Committee on Preventive Health Services for clinical guidelines says it's focusing on reb...

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