Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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April 01, 2003 - or higher. 3 Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES III) suggest that an estimated … of hypertension include end-stage renal disease, retinopathy, and aortic aneurysm. 4–6 In 1998, an estimated … young adults. 9 , 10 Among children with hypertension, the prevalence of secondary hypertension is estimated … of oral potassium supplementation on blood pressure, potassium supplementation (60 mmol or more) was estimated

Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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February 01, 2005 - Among men aged 65 to 74, an estimated 500 who have ever smoked—or 1,783 who have never smoked—would need … • Open surgical repair for an AAA of at least 5.5 cm leads to an estimated 43% reduction in AAA-specific … 9% in men and 1% in women.7–12 The prevalence of an AAA greater than 5.0 cm in men aged 50 to 79 is estimated … screening or surgery.8 The USPSTF review of 4 relevant cost- effectiveness studies of AAA yielded an estimated

Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Review (pdf file)

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July 01, 1994 - Although the exact proportion of women with the hereditary syn- dromes is unknown, it is estimated that … For women with one affected rela- tive (first- or second-degree), the estimated odds ratio for ovarian … In this population, a single screen- ing with the combined tests was estimated to increase average life … A similar increase in average life expectancy was estimated for a cohort of 65-year-old women.

Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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October 15, 2008 - Accuracy of Computed Tomographic Colonography and Estimated Rates of Referral to Colonoscopy Table … Accuracy of Flexible Sigmoidoscopy We found no studies that estimated accuracy of flexible sigmoidoscopy … The estimated sensitivity of flexible sigmoidoscopy (using either biopsy or visual inspection to determine … of these findings was restricted to considering cancer and abdominal aortic aneurysms (reducing the estimated … The combined complication rate, p com , would be estimated by p com = exp( β 0 ) / 1 + exp( β

Let's Talk About It: Starting Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke (pdf file)

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April 25, 2022 - Let's Talk About It: Starting Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Let’s Talk About It Starting Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke For Patients Taking low-dose aspirin, also known as “baby aspirin,” can lower the chance of having a first heart attack or stroke. It can also cause harm, especially …

Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Adults (pdf file)

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November 01, 2023 - common condition in adults worldwide; more than 90% of US adults are affected by dental caries, and an estimated

Archived: Postmenopausal Hormone Prophylaxis: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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January 01, 1996 - An overview of 11 studies estimated that risk of hip fracture was reduced 25% among women who had used … and nonfatal CHD among postmenopausal women taking estrogen. 12 , 27 Overviews of these studies have estimated … Risk-Benefit Analyses Several analyses have estimated the net benefit of prolonged hormone therapy … than $150 for medications and follow-up. 100 A 1995 report of the Office of Technology Assessment estimated … Estimated gains in life expectancy with use of postmenopausal estrogen therapy: a decision analysis.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Medication Use to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer (pdf file)

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February 11, 2019 - An estimated 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lifetime.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Medications to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk (pdf file)

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September 03, 2019 - An estimated 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lifetime.

Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (pdf file)

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July 01, 2022 - fasting glucose or glucose tolerance, or mixed or multiple risk factors such as metabolic syndrome or an estimated

Medication Use to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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June 20, 2019 - The median age at diagnosis is 62 years, and an estimated 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer at … and the second leading cause of cancer death.1,2 The median age at diagnosis is 62 years,1 and an estimated … Benefits and Harms of Risk-Reducing Medications Estimated From Meta-analysis of Randomized, Placebo-Controlled … age 25 years increases from an estimated 1.4% at age 35 years to an estimated 29% by age 55 years,7 although … the most common nonskin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in women.2 In 2018, an estimated

Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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July 06, 2017 - Determining Magnitude of Benefit Across the Analytic Framework For some services, benefits can be estimated … For example, if magnitude of benefit is estimated only from studies of an intervention conducted by highly … When the conceptual confidence interval is wide, the magnitude cannot be estimated with sufficient confidence

Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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July 06, 2017 - 6.5.2 Determining Magnitude of Benefit Across the Analytic Framework For some services, benefits can be estimated … For example, if magnitude of benefit is estimated only from studies of an intervention conducted by highly … When the conceptual confidence interval is wide, the magnitude cannot be estimated with sufficient confidence

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommends That Clinicians Ask All Adults About Tobacco Use and Offer Ways to Quit (pdf file)

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September 22, 2015 - Despite this, it is estimated that 42.1 million U.S. adults, or about 18% of the population, currently

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Thyroid Cancer (pdf file)

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May 09, 2017 - In 2017, an estimated 56,300 new cases of thyroid cancer will develop, representing just 3.8% of all

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Seeks Comments on Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Thyroid Cancer (pdf file)

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November 22, 2016 - In 2016, it is estimated that 64,300 new cases of thyroid cancer will develop, which represents just

Archived: Coronary Heart Disease (Electrocardiography): Screening (2004) | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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February 03, 2004 - A person's risk for CHD events can be estimated based on the presence of these factors. … of the deaths in 2000 were due to heart disease. 1  The overall costs of CHD and stroke in 2003 are estimated … ranges from 5% to 25%. 3 The yield of ETT in detecting severe CAS in asymptomatic middle-aged men is estimated

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January 17, 2005 - Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the most common type, affects an estimated 2.5 million persons in … Intraocular pressure measurements above the usual cutoff point (greater than 21 mg Hg) have an estimated … Rate of progression in open-angle glaucoma estimated from cross-sectional prevalence of visual fi eld

Screening for Colorectal Cancer: A Targeted, Updated Systematic Review (pdf file)

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November 01, 2008 - The sensitivity of nonrehydrated Hemoccult II for large adeno- mas has been estimated at 16% to 31% ( … Accuracy of Computed Tomographic Colonography and Estimated Rates of Referral to Colonoscopy Variable … Accuracy of Flexible Sigmoidoscopy We found no studies that estimated accuracy of flexi- ble sigmoidoscopy … The estimated sensitivity of flexible sigmoidoscopy (using either biopsy or visual inspection to determine … The combined complication rate, pcom, would be estimated by pcom � exp��0� 1 � exp��0� (4) This model