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261. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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     July 30, 2013 - Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Lung Cancer U.S … cancers in the United States. … The risk for developing lung cancer also increases with age, with most lung cancers occurring in people … “The more you smoke over time, the more at risk you are for lung cancer. … “Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and a devastating diagnosis for

262. 8Gdsduvu-Wpf5Zafh93592 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 - preven- tion that also reported on other cancers). … The effect of vitamin E and beta carotene on the incidence of lung cancer and other cancers in male smokers … Lack of effect of long-term supplementation with beta carotene on the incidence of malignant neoplasms … Effect of selenium and vitamin E on risk of prostate cancer and other cancers: the Selenium and Vitamin … Antioxidant supple- ments for preventing gastrointestinal cancers.

263. Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 17, 2014 - Final Research Plan Colorectal Cancer: Screening April 17, 2014 Recommendations made by the … What are the current rates of overall screening for colorectal cancer and screening with specific tests … incidence (by stage), interval colorectal cancer; colorectal cancer–specific or all-cause mortality … ; radiation exposure per CT colonography examination KQ 1: Incidence of adenomas or advanced neoplasia … In general, the public comments represent an intense interest in colorectal cancer screening.

264. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - found adequate evidence that annual screening with transvaginal ultrasonography and testing for a serum tumor … for ovarian cancer. … combina- tion of a thorough pelvic examination, transvaginal ultra- sonography, and a blood test for the tumor … of detected cancers: results of the prevalence screen of the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer … American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figure 2012. Atlanta: American Cancer Soc; 2012.

265. Screening for Testicular Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2011 - Screening for Testicular Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation SCREENING … FOR TESTICULAR CANCER CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. … self-examination or clinician examination has greater yield or accuracy for detecting testicular cancer … , radiation therapy, or chemotherapy, depending on stage and tumor type. … Regardless of disease stage, over 90% of all newly diagnosed cases of testicular cancer will be cured

266. Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 20, 2019 - Ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal carcinomas are overlapping epithelial malignancies in which the … Cancers associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations other than breast and ovarian. … Pathology of ovarian cancers in BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers. … Psychological distress in women at risk of hereditary breast/ovarian or HNPCC cancers in the absence … BRCA1-associated breast cancers present differently from BRCA2-associated and familial cases: long-term

267. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Skin Cancer … Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, affecting 74,000 men and women in 2015. … The vast majority of skin cancers are of a type which rarely result in death. … skin cancers—but has a higher death rate. … “The Task Force is dedicated to helping Americans avoid skin cancer and lead healthy lives.

268. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 13, 2018 - cancer mortality. … USPSTF found adequate evidence that screening with trans- vaginal ultrasound, testing for the serum tumor … risk for developing can- cers or can cause earlier onset of cancers. … Ovarian Cancers: Evolving Paradigms in Research and Care. … Genetics of Breast and Gynecologic Cancers (PDQ®)—health professional version. https://www.cancer.gov

269. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cancer: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 11, 2016 - American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figure 2016. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2016. 4. … 2) total cancer incidence, 3) colorectal cancer mortality, and 4) colorectal cancer incidence … ¶ Substituted cancer mortality for nonfatal cancer. … Does regular aspirin use reduce the incidence of cancers in adults taking (or eligible for) aspirin for … ǁ Overall cancer incidence, with fatal and nonfatal cancer combined.

270. Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2004 - Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update Methods The MEDLINE® and the Cochrane Library … Studies of test accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) regarding screening for pancreatic cancer were … literature mentions ongoing research on identifying and screening high-risk groups, especially those with tumor … Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update for the U.S. … Screening for pancreatic cancer: recommendation statement.

271. Archived: Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 17, 2014 - Share to Email Print archived Final Research Plan Colorectal Cancer … What are the current rates of overall screening for colorectal cancer and screening with specific tests … incidence (by stage), interval colorectal cancer; colorectal cancer–specific or all-cause mortality … ; radiation exposure per CT colonography examination KQ 1: Incidence of adenomas or advanced neoplasia … In general, the public comments represent an intense interest in colorectal cancer screening.

272. Clinical Summary: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2019 - Clinical Summary: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Summary: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer … Population Asymptomatic adults (not known to be at high risk of pancreatic cancer) Recommendation … are at high risk of pancreatic cancer. … due to inherited genetic syndromes or familial pancreatic cancer. … Neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy may be recommended, depending on the stage of cancer and other

273. Archived: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2012 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2012 - cell cancer and 1.02 (95% CI, 0.78 to 1.35) for basal cell cancer. … Most of the available evidence concerns the most common lesions: nonmalignant neoplasia and basal cell … and squamous cell cancer. … SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975--2008. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute; 2011. … American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2011. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2011.

274. Archived: Final Recommendation Statement: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 06, 2003 - Squamous cell cancers, however, may account for 20 percent of all deaths from skin cancer. … randomized trial demonstrated that sunscreen use reduced solar keratoses, precursors of squamous cell cancers … An unblinded randomized trial showed children at high risk for skin cancers who used sunscreen developed … SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1973-95 . Bethesda: National Cancer Institute; 1998. 4. … J Natl Cancer Inst  1999;91(15):1304-9. 19. American Cancer Society (ACS). 

275. Draft Recommendation: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 25, 2022 - Expand All Importance Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United … is generally treated by surgically removing the primary tumor and surrounding normal tissue, and possibly … https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/skin-cancer-non-melanoma/introduction   American Cancer Society … https://www.cancer.org/cancer/melanoma-skin-cancer/about/key-statistics.html   National Cancer Institute … https://www.aad.org/media/stats-skin-cancer American Cancer Society.

276. Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 20, 2017 - WhatsApp Share to Email Print Final Research Plan Breast Cancer … or other beneficial health outcomes, which may lead to improved breast cancer–related mortality and … outcomes, including invasive breast cancer, noninvasive breast cancer (including ductal carcinoma in … What are the harms of using medications to reduce risk for primary breast cancer? … disorders, musculoskeletal symptoms, mental health, genitourinary outcomes, adverse breast outcomes, other malignancies

277. Draft Research Plan: Helicobacter Pylori Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 17, 2022 - quality of life, morbidity and mortality from gastric adenocarcinoma or other upper gastrointestinal cancers … quality of life, morbidity and mortality from gastric adenocarcinoma or other upper gastrointestinal cancers … What are best practices for identifying persons at high risk for H. pylori infection, gastric cancer … other structural barriers to receiving healthcare; and groups with disproportionately high gastric cancer … Other upper gastrointestinal cancers (e.g., MALT lymphoma; esophageal cancer) morbidity, mortality.

278. Archived: How Did the USPSTF Arrive at This Recommendation?: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 11, 2012 - The PSA screening test often suggests that prostate cancer may be present when there is no cancer. … Because there is so much uncertainty about which cancers need to be treated, almost all men with prostate … The Task Force found that the treatment of cancers found by the PSA test has important, often lasting … Other cancers for which screening is not commonly performed also showed declines in death rates over … You can learn more about prostate cancer screening from these Federal Web sites: Prostate Cancer

279. The Use of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2007 - Study (20) (n � 1442; fair) Men and women NR 0.57 (0.41–0.79) Roswell Park Tumor Registry (19) (n … y 0.7 (0.5–1.1) Logan et al. (33) (n � 476; fair) Men and women 7 y 0.55 (0.3–1.1) Roswell Park Tumor … A population-based cohort study of the risk of colorectal and other cancers among users of low-dose aspirin … Low-dose aspirin and incidence of colorectal tumors in a randomized trial. … between January 1995 and December 1996, residing in Madrid (n � 196) Persons free of neoplasm or severe

280. Final Research Plan: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 29, 2015 - WhatsApp Share to Email Print Final Research Plan Cervical Cancer … The figure illustrates how cervical cancer screening programs among women age 21 years or older with … What are the regression rates of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)3? … of outcomes for new cervical cancer screening methods will be used: Rank 1: Cervical cancer mortality … How to evaluate emerging technologies in cervical cancer screening?