The phrase "against screening" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is expressing opposition or disapproval of screening processes, such as medical tests or evaluations.
Example: "Many experts argue against screening for certain conditions due to the potential for false positives."
Alternatives: "opposed to screening" or "against testing".
The Belgian researchers are not the first to argue against screening.
Steven Petrow, the author of "Steven Petrow's Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners," argued against screening.
In addition, women now are advised to begin screening at age 21 regardless of sexual history, and the task force specifically recommends against screening women younger than 21.
While the panel did not explicitly level such a charge, Dr. LeFevre said that the dangers of common treatments were what drove the members to recommend against screening.
The task force also recommends against screening women over the age of 65, as long as they have had adequate prior screening and are not otherwise at high risk for cervical cancer.
Despite such numbers, the United States Preventive Services Task Force concluded in 2004 that although clinicians should "be alert" for signs of violence, there was insufficient evidence to recommend for or against screening asymptomatic patients for domestic abuse — mainly because of a dearth of large-scale scientific studies looking at this question.
The task force recommends against screening for prostate cancer in men 75 and older, and screening for cervical cancer in women 65 and older who have had a previous normal Pap smear, but Medicare spent more than $50 million in 2008 on such screenings, as well as additional money on unnecessary procedures that often follow.
For those whose blood pressure is less, the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against screening.
However, that didn't stop the real 728 from having an injunction issued against screening the movie and warning everyone involved she's considering legal action.
The news that the highly regarded Task Force now officially recommends against screening for prostate cancer has already proved upsetting to some, and will doubtless prove so to many others as they learn of the new report.
On Wednesday, after Sony Pictures pulled release of "The Interview" from theaters (a decision made after the biggest theater chains in the country decided against screening the film following a terror threat), both Sorkin and Apatow weighed in on the precedent set by the move.
