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1. Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation Frequently Asked Questions (pdf file)
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   October 09, 2018 - of screening and treatment, including psychological harms and harms from active surveillance. … Men who are more interested in avoiding the potential harms may choose not to be screened. … For these men, active treatment has no benefit and puts them at risk for significant harms. … The benefits and harms of screening What’s the latest evidence on the benefits of screening? … One of the most important harms is frequent false-positive results.

2. Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation Frequently Asked Questions (pdf file)
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   October 09, 2018 - of screening and treatment, including psychological harms and harms from active surveillance. … Men who are more interested in avoiding the potential harms may choose not to be screened. … For these men, active treatment has no benefit and puts them at risk for significant harms. … The benefits and harms of screening What’s the latest evidence on the benefits of screening? … One of the most important harms is frequent false-positive results.

3. Grade Definitions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   October 01, 2018 - the C recommendation has remained consistent: at the population level, the balance of benefits and harms … There is moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the … Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … There is moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the … Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be

4. Draft Research Plan: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   May 13, 2021 - What are the harms of screening for FH or multifactorial dyslipidemia in children and adolescents? … What are the harms of treatment of FH or multifactorial dyslipidemia in children and adolescents? … ): Psychosocial effects Overdiagnosis False positives/negatives    KQ 5 (Treatment Harms) … : All harms from: Lipid-lowering medications (e.g., adverse events, long-term safety, overtreatment … Study design KQ 1 (Screening benefits): RCTs, CCTs KQs 2, 3, 5 (Yield, screening and treatment harms

5. Draft Research Plan: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   December 01, 2022 - What are the harms of screening for syphilis in pregnant persons? … What are the harms of treatment of syphilis with penicillin during pregnancy to pregnant persons or newborns … Comparisons KQ 1: No screening KQ 2: No comparator necessary for studies on psychosocial harms … of screening (e.g., false-positive and false-negative results, stigma, psychosocial harms) KQ 3: … , Jarish-Herxheimer reaction, fetal harms, other maternal harms) Cost-effectiveness or cost-related

6. Screening for Cervical Cancer (pdf file)
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   March 12, 2012 - outweigh the harms. … The harms of screening earlier than age 21 years outweigh the benefits. … The benefits of screening after age 65 years do not outweigh the potential harms. … The harms of screening after hysterectomy outweigh the benefits. … The potential harms of screening with HPV testing (alone or with cytology) outweigh the potential

7. Screening for Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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   November 23, 2020 - For adults ages 76 to 85, the benefits and harms of screening depend on each person’s overall health … Harms from screening vary by test and can include more mild harms, such as inconvenience from preparing … The potential benefits and harms of screening tests vary. … They are based on the quality and strength of the evidence about the potential benefits and harms of … They are also based on the size of the potential benefits and harms.

8. Evidence Summary: Pancreatic Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   August 06, 2019 - In 8 studies (n = 675) assessing procedural harms of screening, no serious harms from initial screening … Evidence of surgical harms was limited. … Harms of Screening Key Question 3. … Harms of Treatment Key Question 5. … Inconsistent, imprecise Harms inconsistently reported, as were the methods of assessing harms

9. Final Research Plan: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   August 19, 2021 - What are the harms of screening for FH or multifactorial dyslipidemia in children and adolescents? … What are the harms of treatment of FH or multifactorial dyslipidemia in children and adolescents? … 20 years or younger at time of screening or treatment initiation KQs 4, 5 (Treatment benefits and harms … ): Psychosocial effects Overdiagnosis False positives/negatives    KQ 5 (Treatment harms) … : All harms from: Lipid-lowering medications (e.g., adverse events, long-term safety, overtreatment

10. Final Research Plan: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 19, 2021 - What are the harms of screening for FH or multifactorial dyslipidemia in children and adolescents? … What are the harms of treatment of FH or multifactorial dyslipidemia in children and adolescents? … 20 years or younger at time of screening or treatment initiation KQs 4, 5 (Treatment benefits and harms … ): Psychosocial effects Overdiagnosis False positives/negatives    KQ 5 (Treatment harms) … : All harms from: Lipid-lowering medications (e.g., adverse events, long-term safety, overtreatment

11. Benefits and Harms of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Programs for High Risk Populations (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2013 - Benefits and Harms of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Programs for High Risk Populations … Benefits and Harms of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Programs for High-Risk Populations … Benefits and Harms of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Programs for High-Risk Populations. … Table 2 shows the benefits of these scenarios and Table 3 shows the harms. … Benefits and Harms of Lung Cancer Screening 7 CISNET Lung Cancer Working Group 3.

12. Draft Research Plan: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 20, 2019 - What are the harms of aspirin use to prevent preeclampsia during pregnancy? … Do the harms of aspirin use to prevent preeclampsia vary by subpopulations defined by personal characteristics … measurements or assays (e.g., uterine artery Doppler, biomarkers) Risk prediction model KQ 3 (Harms … or symptoms Maternal mortality Measures of well-being or quality of life Potential treatment harms … or comparative cohort studies KQs 1, 2 (Efficacy): Any nonrandomized controlled trial KQ 3 (Harms

13. Individualizing Cancer Screening in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    March 01, 2021 - of treatment, and harms related to prioritization of medical care. … Harms of screening tests.   … Harms of disease treatment . … Given treatment harms, are the additional months of survival worthwhile to patients? … Harms (and benefits) of screening need to be expanded to include HRQL outcomes.

14. Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    August 06, 2019 - In 8 studies (n = 675) assessing procedural harms of screening, no serious harms from initial screening … Evidence of surgical harms was limited. … Harms of Screening Key Question 3. … : 2 (240) CT: 1 (78) FNA: 2 (45) Psychosocial harms: 2 (271) Procedural harms: EUS: 55/216 (25%) mild … Inconsistent, imprecise Harms inconsistently reported, as were the methods of assessing harms For

15. Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults (pdf file)
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    June 29, 2020 - More research is needed on the benefits and harms of using medications to help pregnant people quit … Potential Benefits and Harms of Interventions for Tobacco Cessation Behavioral Interventions The … The harms of these ways to help people quit are small. … Harms vary based on the medications used, but overall, there are few harms. … They are also based on the size of the potential benefits and harms.

16. Draft Research Plan: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 12, 2021 - What are the harms of screening for fracture risk or osteoporosis? 4.  … What are the harms associated with selected FDA-approved medications? … older without known osteoporosis or history of fragility fractures KQs 4, 5 (Treatment benefits and harms … prior fragility fracture Screening Interventions KQs 1–3 (Screening benefits, accuracy, and harms … KQs 3, 5 (Screening and treatment harms): Any length of followup KQs 1, 4: Followup less than 1 year

17. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy (pdf file)
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    March 25, 2024 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … What are the harms? … There is limited evidence on the harms of screening, but it is unlikely to cause any serious harms. … The evidence on the harms of supplementation is also limited but potential harms could include nausea

18. USPSTF and Cost Considerations (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2021 - Task Force recommendations are based on the benefits and harms, not the cost, of the service. … evidence related to cost-effectiveness, it excludes costs from its determination of the benefits and harms … Benefits and Harms Assessment in Determining Recommendation Grades Recommendation grades are based on … the quality and strength of the available evidence about the potential benefits and harms of the preventive … service, as well as the size of the potential benefits and harms.

19. USPSTF and Cost Considerations (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2021 - Task Force recommendations are based on the benefits and harms, not the cost, of the service. … evidence related to cost-effectiveness, it excludes costs from its determination of the benefits and harms … Benefits and Harms Assessment in Determining Recommendation Grades Recommendation grades are based on … the quality and strength of the available evidence about the potential benefits and harms of the preventive … service, as well as the size of the potential benefits and harms.

20. Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    March 02, 2023 - What are the harms of screening for syphilis in pregnant persons? … What are the harms of treatment of syphilis with penicillin during pregnancy to pregnant persons or newborns … of screening (e.g., false-positive and false-negative results, stigma, and psychosocial harms) KQ … 3: Harms of treatment of syphilis with penicillin during pregnancy (e.g., allergic reaction, premature … labor, Jarish-Herxheimer reaction, fetal harms, and other maternal harms) Cost-effectiveness or