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221. Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2018 - The median age of death from prostate cancer is 80 years. … Screening offers a small potential benefit of reducing the chance of death from prostate cancer in some … Screening offers a small potential benefit of re- ducing the chance of death from prostate cancer in … The median age of death from prostate cancer is 80 years, and more than two-thirds of all men who die … It also applies to men at increased risk of death from pros- tate cancer because of race/ethnicity or

222. Recommendation: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 09, 2021 - reduced lung cancer deaths and the number of participants needed to screen to prevent 1 lung cancer death … The risk prediction models used were modified versions of the PLCOm2012 model, 33 the Lung Cancer Death … Complications occurred in 0.1% of patients screened, and death in the 60 days following the most invasive … radiation-related lung cancer deaths per 100 000 persons in the total population aged 45 to 90 years, or 1 death … screening discussions in clinical practice is needed, particularly among the populations at higher risk of death

223. Screening for Lung Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 18, 2020 - Task Force IMPORTANCE Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death … the lead- a relative risk of lung cancer approximately 20-fold higher in smokers ing cause of cancer death … reduced lung cancer deaths and the number of participants needed to screen to prevent 1 lung cancer death … The risk prediction models used were modified versions of the PLCOm2012 model,33 the Lung Cancer Death … Complications oc- curred in 0.1% of patients screened, and death in the 60 days fol- lowing the most

224. Modeling Study: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 21, 2018 - Each month, women have risks of hysterectomy and death from all causes, 8 , 9 as well as death from … cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [CIN] grades 2 and 3), invasive cancer (by stage), hysterectomy, and death

225. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Thyroid Cancer (pdf file)
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     July 18, 2017 - Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer and the fifth most common cause of cancer death among

226. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation on Screening and Behavioral Counseling to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (pdf file)
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     September 24, 2012 - misuse causes more than 85,000 deaths each year, making it the third-leading cause of preventable death

227. Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Preventive Services Task Force IMPORTANCE Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death … Rationale Importance Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death among adults in the United … It is the most common cause of death among adults in the United States, accounting for 1 in 3 deaths … The Pooled Cohort Equations (which estimate 10-year risk of myocardial infarction, death from coronary … Discussion Burden of Disease Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death among adults in

228. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Highlights High-Priority Evidence Gaps in 2021 Report to Congress (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - cancer, the two topics selected to feature in this report, represent the top two leading causes of death

229. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Primary Care–Based Prevention of Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2020 - The use of illicit drugs significantly contributes to these causes of death.

230. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2014 - A ruptured AAA often leads to death. … Force also found that the quality of the evidence showing that screening can prevent AAA ruptures and death … The evidence on whether screening reduces the risk of AAA rupture and death is not nearly as good in

231. Dwd2487Zxk6Uwpv2B4-Lqm (pdf file)
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     January 12, 2016 - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendations on Screening for Breast Cancer Task Force confirms mammography is an important tool for women ages 40 to 74; recommends women ages 50 to 74 be screened regularly and women in their 40s make an individual decision in partnership with their doctors …

232. Archived: Final Modeling Report: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2009 - Models E and W specifically assume that some portions of DCIS are nonprogressive and do not result in death … The models also differ by whether treatment affects the hazard for death from breast cancer (models G … We also examined life-years gained because of averted or delayed breast cancer death. … This translates into a median of 1 additional breast cancer death averted (range, 1 to 2 deaths) per … Protection of mammography screening against death from breast cancer in women aged 40-64 years.

233. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - Epidemiology Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women in the U.S., accounting … among asymptomatic women result in early detection and, with effective treatment, reduce premature death … Positive thresholds for CA 125 Reduced premature death and disability Interventions Screening Positive … among asymptomatic women result in early detection and, with effective treatment, reduce premature death … The study may include a 10-year follow-up time using cancer registrations and death notifications for

234. Archived: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2009 - Importance Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death in adults in the … should be examined in conjunction with traditional Framingham risk factors for predicting CHD events and death … The predictive value and prevalence of nontraditional risk factors for predicting CHD events and death … Discussion Burden of Disease In the United States, CHD is the leading cause of death … evaluated indirect evidence for the independent predictive value of these risk factors for MI and death

235. Archived: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2009 - Importance Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death in adults in the … should be examined in conjunction with traditional Framingham risk factors for predicting CHD events and death … The predictive value and prevalence of nontraditional risk factors for predicting CHD events and death … evaluated indirect evidence for the independent predictive value of these risk factors for MI and death … Assessment Tool for Estimating 10-Year Risk of Developing Hard CHD (Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Death

236. Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2023 - Neural tube defects can result in death and a range of disabilities affecting children.

237. Using Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     October 06, 2009 - Importance Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death in adults in the United

238. Screening for Lung Cancer With Low-Dose Computed Tomography: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     March 09, 2021 - Harris, MD, MPH IMPORTANCE Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the US. … rate ratio [IRR], 0.85 [95% CI, 0.75-0.96]; number needed to screen [NNS] to prevent 1 lung cancer death … I n 2020, lung cancer was the second most common cancer andthe leading cause of cancer-related death … These findings indicate an NNS to pre- vent 1 lung cancer death of 323 over 6.5 years of follow-up. … Targeting of low-dose CT screening according to the risk of lung-cancer death.

239. USPSTF Issues Final Recommendation Statements on Prevention of Falls and Fractures (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2018 - cause moderate to severe injuries, including fractures, decreased mobility and independence, and even death … Bone fractures can cause serious disability and death in older adults.

240. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in Adults (pdf file)
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     June 29, 2020 - Learn more here Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in