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401. Medications for Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     October 30, 2013 - Asymptomatic women aged ≥35 years without a prior diagnosis of breast cancer who are at increased risk for the disease … women aged ≥35 years without a prior diagnosis of breast cancer who are not at increased risk for the disease … shown to reduce the incidence of invasive breast cancer in women who are at increased risk for the disease … raloxifene to reduce the incidence of invasive breast cancer in women who are at increased risk for the disease … potential benefits for breast cancer risk reduction in women who are not at increased risk for the disease

402. Draft Recommendation: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 04, 2020 - Expand All Importance Carotid artery stenosis is atherosclerotic disease that affects extracranial … or cardiovascular disease. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Leading Causes of Death. … Aspirin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer: U.S. … Updated Society for Vascular Surgery guidelines for management of extracranial carotid disease.

403. Draft Recommendation: Screening for Hypertension in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 23, 2020 - Definitions Increasing blood pressure predicts an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. 4 , 5 … Risk assessment for cardiovascular disease with nontraditional risk factors 11 Screening for atrial … health promotion program that assessed cardiovascular disease outcomes of 140,642 community members … Heart disease and stroke statistics—2017 update: a report from the American Heart Association. … White-coat hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and total mortality.

404. Final Research Plan: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 04, 2018 - ; ESRD = end-stage renal disease; HF = heart failure; QoL = quality of life; PAD = peripheral artery … disease. … with secondary hypertension, and highly selected groups of patients (e.g., those with chronic kidney disease … End-stage renal disease (i.e., kidney disease requiring dialysis) Quality of life KQs 2, 3: … , and retained end-stage renal disease as the renal outcome.

405. Menopausal Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - These chronic conditions include heart disease, breast cancer, fractures, and dementia (problems with … It can increase the risk of breast cancer, stroke, blood clots, and gallbladder disease. … It can increase the risk of stroke, blood clots, gallbladder disease, and urinary incontinence. … These services can keep you healthy and prevent disease. … The recommendations apply to people with no signs or symptoms of the disease being discussed.

406. USPSTF: The Primary Care Clinician’s Source for Prevention Recommendations (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - health of people nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations on effective ways to prevent disease … Every time a primary care clinician sees a patient, it’s an opportunity to prevent disease and promote … Why is the USPSTF the go-to source for disease prevention and health promotion guidance? … industry interests, giving clinicians the confidence that putting them in practice will help prevent disease

407. High-Priority Evidence Gaps For Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2016 - When provided appropriately, they can identify diseases at earlier stages when they are more treatable … , or reduce a person’s risk for developing a disease altogether. … Infectious Diseases 5. Cancer Prevention 6. Injury and Child Maltreatment 7. … Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease 2. … I Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment: Screening With the Ankle- Brachial

408. Announcements | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 07, 2018 - Pregnant Women 2018-07-12 Final Recommendation Statement: Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease … Risk Factors 2018-07-10 Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease … and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index 2018-07-10 Public … Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Diet and Physical Activity Counseling for Cardiovascular Disease … Cardiovascular Risk Factors 2018-06-14 Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Cardiovascular Disease

409. Archived: Postmenopausal Hormone Prophylaxis: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - differences between hormone users and never-users may have independently influenced the risk of specific diseases … ) or contraindications (prior breast cancer, liver diseases, or estrogen-related complications) for estrogen … Postmenopausal estrogen therapy and cardiovascular disease. … Progress in cardiovascular diseases. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1996. [ PMC free article ] 38. … Estrogen deficiency and risk of Alzheimer's disease in women.

410. High-Priority Evidence Gaps For Clinical Preventive Services: 7th Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - When provided appropriately, they can identify diseases at earlier stages when they are more treatable … Celiac disease is an immune disorder; when people with celiac disease eat foods containing gluten ( … the disease. … to prevent coronary heart disease events. … I Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: Screening With Ankle-Brachial Index in Adults

411. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults Without Known CVD Risk Factors: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - Importance Cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes heart disease, myo- cardial infarction, and … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Leading causes of death. Published 2018. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Million Hearts. Updated March 2022. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Community Guide: physical activity.

412. Second Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease 2. … When provided appropriately, they can identify diseases at earlier stages when they are more treatable … more likely than others with chronic kidney disease to progress to severe kidney disease requiring … a Sickle cell Disease: Screening in Newborns The USPSTF recommends screening for sickle cell disease … peripheral arterial disease.

413. Recommendation: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 27, 2021 - in adults Aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer Screening for high … Definitions Increasing blood pressure predicts an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. 4 , 5 … Risk assessment for cardiovascular disease with nontraditional risk factors 12 Screening for atrial … Heart disease and stroke statistics—2017 update: a report from the American Heart Association. … White-coat hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and total mortality.

414. Recommendation: Thyroid Dysfunction: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 24, 2015 - or nodular thyroid disease. … or nodular thyroid disease. … insufficiency, pregnancy (particularly during the first trimester), anorexia nervosa, certain autoimmune diseases … events (4.2% vs. 6.6%; HR, 0.61 [CI, 0.39 to 0.95]), death due to circulatory diseases (1.4% vs. 2.4% … The development of ischemic heart disease in relation to autoimmune thyroid disease in a 20-year follow-up

415. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 05, 2005 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … were HIV-infected, bisexual, or injection drug users; persons being treated for sexually transmitted diseases … Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), 43  the American College of Physicians (ACP), 44  and the Infectious Diseases … American College of Physicians and Infectious Diseases Society of America. … with human immunodeficiency virus: recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases

416. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 05, 2005 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … were HIV-infected, bisexual, or injection drug users; persons being treated for sexually transmitted diseases … Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), 43  the American College of Physicians (ACP), 44  and the Infectious Diseases … American College of Physicians and Infectious Diseases Society of America. … with human immunodeficiency virus: recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases

417. Final Research Plan: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2013 - of the gonococcal or chlamydial infection, and it may lead to reduced transmission or acquisition of disease … for gonorrhea and chlamydia in reducing complications of infection and transmission or acquisition of disease … Category Include Exclude Definition of Disease Positive for chlamydia or … Ectopic pregnancy Infertility Chronic pelvic pain Disease transmission … For the systematic review on screening in pregnant women, reduced transmission and acquisition of disease

418. Archived: Final Research Plan: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2013 - of the gonococcal or chlamydial infection, and it may lead to reduced transmission or acquisition of disease … for gonorrhea and chlamydia in reducing complications of infection and transmission or acquisition of disease … Category Include Exclude Definition of Disease Positive for chlamydia or … Ectopic pregnancy Infertility Chronic pelvic pain Disease transmission … For the systematic review on screening in pregnant women, reduced transmission and acquisition of disease

419. USPSTF Issues Two New Recommendations: Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful (pdf file)
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     June 26, 2012 - Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease … behavioral counseling interventions to promote a healthful diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease … People who are obese are more likely to develop heart disease and many types of cancer, and die early … recommendation is intended to improve all health outcomes, and not only risks for cardiovascular disease … In a separate recommendation, the Task Force determined that for people who have low risk for heart disease

420. Routine Vitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cancer: A Summary of the Evidence From Randomized Controlled Trials (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2003 - The timeframe for prevention of chronic diseases may be longer than the follow- up period in the trials … microg; and zinc, 20 mg) at nutritional doses in reducing mortality from cancers and cardiovascular diseases … primary prevention trial using nutritional doses of antioxidant vitamins and minerals in cardiovascular diseases … primary prevention trial using nutritional doses of antioxidant vitamins and minerals in cardiovascular diseases … [Preliminary report on the results of nutrition prevention trials of cancer and other common diseases