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101. Archived: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - 1 but undiagnosed ruptured aneurysms are probably responsible for many additional cases of sudden death … include increasing age, male gender, and family history of aneurysms. 3 The male to female ratio for death … vascular disease, family history of AAA, hypertension, or smoking) are at highest risk for AAA and death

102. Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/bF_Y9vcT3eNPdHjTxPZsUZ
     April 17, 2023 - Suicide completion is defined as a death caused by self-inflicted injurious behavior with the intent … https://jama.com https://death.22 https://infant.21 https://delivery).20 https://appetite).19 https:/ … Suicide is the 10th-leading cause of death in US adults. … One suicide death was reported. … Health care contacts in the year before suicide death.

103. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Seeks Comments on Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/preeclampsia-newsbulletin.pdf
     September 27, 2016 - Complications for the mother include stroke, seizures, organ failure and, rarely, death. … Complications for the infant include slow growth inside the uterus, low birth weight, and even death

104. Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/lung-cancer-screening
     March 09, 2021 - rate ratio [IRR], 0.85 [95% CI, 0.75-0.96]; number needed to screen [NNS] to prevent 1 lung cancer death … In 2020, lung cancer was the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death … These findings indicate an NNS to prevent 1 lung cancer death of 323 over 6.5 years of follow-up. … data for males and females, calculated IRR, 0.75 [95% CI, 0.61-0.90]; NNS to prevent 1 lung cancer death … Targeting of low-dose CT screening according to the risk of lung-cancer death.

105. Low-dose Aspirin for Preeclampsia (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/pKCKarmw8pyXrSX_rofZva
     September 01, 2014 - the potential benefits and harms of low-dose aspirin to prevent morbidity (illness) and mortality (death … For pregnant women, preeclampsia can lead to severe bleeding, seizures, stroke, and even death. … Death.

106. Collaborative Modeling of U.S. Breast Cancer Screening Strategies (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nmcMhEwWT9BncBBBQQN6Uf
     December 01, 2015 - We specifically examined risk levels applied starting from age 40 years until death that were 1.3-, … Screening higher-risk women also yields a lower proportion of overdiagnosed cases per death averted … of Benign Biopsies/Death Averted per 1,000 Women Screened Overdiagnosed Cases/Death Averted per … Biopsies/Death Averted per 1,000 Women Screened Overdiagnosed Cases/Death Averted per 1,000 Women … Biopsies/Death Averted per 1,000 Women Screened Overdiagnosed Cases/Death Averted per 1,000 Women

107. Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/aBAAhUPPC9d9NtoqSSETGQ
     July 01, 2016 - They can be treated and rarely result in death—less than 0.1 percent of patient deaths are caused by … It is much less common than the other types of skin cancer but it is more likely to result in death … out to be cancer, or for skin cancers that would never have gone on to harm the person or result in death

108. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary10/aspirin-for-the-prevention-of-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication
     March 15, 2009 - Abstract Background:  Coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease are leading causes of death … benefits and harms of taking aspirin for the primary prevention of myocardial infarctions, strokes, and death … were selected to answer the following questions: Does aspirin decrease coronary heart events, strokes, death … Table of Contents Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death … aspirin use in women without known cardiovascular disease decrease coronary heart events, strokes, death

109. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary10/aspirin-for-the-prevention-of-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication-2009
     March 15, 2009 - benefits and harms of taking aspirin for the primary prevention of myocardial infarctions, strokes, and death … were selected to answer the following questions: Does aspirin decrease coronary heart events, strokes, death … aspirin use in women without known cardiovascular disease decrease coronary heart events, strokes, death … Does aspirin use in men without known cardiovascular disease decrease coronary heart events, strokes, death … use in men and women without known cardiovascular disease decrease coronary heart events, strokes, death

110. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/skincancerfrsbulletin.pdf
     July 26, 2016 - While the vast majority of skin cancers are types that can be treated and rarely lead to death, melanoma … It has a much higher death rate, but it is not as common as other types of skin cancer.

111. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Lung Cancer (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/lungcandrftbulletin.pdf
     July 30, 2013 - “Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and a devastating diagnosis for … non-smokers from exposure to tobacco smoke are the most effective ways to decrease the sickness and death

112. Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/vCzPVrVJfgFWfpWRdEHMKQ
     July 01, 2012 - The European trial found a reduction in prostate cancer deaths of approximately 1 death per 1000 men … Accurately ascertaining cause of death in older persons can be problematic; as such, basing clinical … In the article, Crawford and colleagues (33) reported that the hazard ratio for death in men without … Furthermore, ascertainment of cause of death in men with a diagnosis of prostate cancer included men … Causes of death in elderly prostate cancer patients and in a comparison nonprostate cancer cohort.

113. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/YMe6Ff-Esj5uaLmsZECM4b
     April 04, 2019 - sensitivity and specificity and could lead to unnecessary surgery and result in serious harms, including death

114. Recommendation: Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening-depression-suicide-risk-adults
     June 20, 2023 - Suicide is the 10th-leading cause of death in US adults. … Suicide completion is defined as a death caused by self-inflicted injurious behavior with the intent … to cause death. 22 Assessment of Risk The USPSTF recommends screening for depression in all adults … One suicide death was reported. … Health care contacts in the year before suicide death. J Gen Intern Med . 2014;29(6):870-877. 48.

115. Archived: Exercise Tolerance Testing to Screen for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review: Coronary Heart Disease (Electrocardiography): Screening (2004) | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/exercise-tolerance-testing-to-screen-for-coronary-heart-dise/coronary-heart-disease-electrocardiography-screening-2004
     February 03, 2004 - They found that exercise capacity predicts risk for all-cause death in women. … Exercise capacity and the risk of death in women: the St. James Women Take Heart Project. … Frequent ventricular ectopy after exercise as a predictor of death. … † All-cause death. ‡ For CHD events occurring during exercise. … † All-cause death Return to Table of Contents

116. Archived: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-february-2005
     February 15, 2005 - have ever smoked—or 1,783 who have never smoked—would need to be screened to prevent 1 AAA-related death … AAA-related deaths by screening for AAA, although there was no change in all-cause mortality. 2 , 3 Death … ultrasound examination around the age of 65 appears to virtually exclude the risk for future AAA rupture or death … Incidence and risk factors of late rupture, conversion, and death after endovascular repair of infrarenal

117. Collaborative Modeling to Compare Different Breast Cancer Screening Strategies: A Decision Analysis for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ZSVRTLv938Gtr5au4-6eYL
     September 01, 2024 - More intensive screening for women with greater risk of breast cancer diagnosis or death can maintain … density, digital mammography and DBT performance, treatment assignment and efficacy, and causes of death … Outcomes were tallied from age 40 years (the youngest age to start screening across strategies) to death … Since breast cancer death rates are higher for Black women, all screening strategies gener- ated greater … More intensive screening for populations of women with greater risk of breast cancer diagnosis or death

118. Qz-N4Vdvgzssghretdokg7 (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - Deaths and their causes were as- certained from death certificates in all studies, and 3 used a blinded … adjudication panel to assign causes of death using autopsy data and hospital records. … Only MASS reported non-AAA causes of death, showing similar causes of death in the invited and control … Studies showed that AAA-related death over 5 to 12 years was rare (�3%) among patients with normal aortas … scan for development of an AAA and found no association between age group and subsequent AAA-related death

119. Procedure Manual Appendix VIII. Standardization of Outcome Tables | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-viii-standardization-outcome-tables
     July 01, 2017 - needed to screen/treat/counsel: Express in outcome terms (e.g., number needed to screen to avert one death

120. Procedure Manual Appendix VIII. Standardization of Outcome Tables | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-viii-standardization-outcome-tables
     July 01, 2017 - needed to screen/treat/counsel: Express in outcome terms (e.g., number needed to screen to avert one death