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341. Archived: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
     June 15, 2013 - Harms of Detection and Early Intervention The USPSTF found limited evidence on the harms of screening … Harms of Screening and Treatment Potential harms associated with screening for HCV infection include … anxiety, labeling, and effect on relationships, but evidence on these harms is limited. … In addition to the potential harms of screening, there are harms related to the diagnostic evaluation … Harms are associated with the medications used to treat HCV.

342. Skin Cancer Screening: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     April 18, 2023 - OBJECTIVE To systematically review the benefits and harms of screening for skin cancer to inform the … MEASURES Morbidity; mortality; skin cancer stage, precursor lesions, or lesion thickness at detection; harms … 4 What are the harms of skin cancer screening and diagnostic follow-up? a. … What are the harms of skin cancer screening and diagnostic follow-up? … examining psychosocial harms from screening, there is little to no evidence of persistent harms associated

343. Archived: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-2013
     January 15, 2013 - The associated harms are deemed no greater than small. … are uncertain, and that the balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined. … Potential harms. … The other studies were all descriptive in design, but none reported harms from screening. … The overall associated harms were deemed no greater than small.

344. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
     January 14, 2014 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Balance of Benefits and Harms There is a moderate net benefit to screening for GDM after 24 weeks of … of the harms of screening and treatment is small to none. … Potential Harms Potential harms of screening for gestational diabetes include psychological harms and … The harms of screening or treatment are considered no greater than small.

345. Cdmdmwet-Hgdkfdveywrn (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - USPSTF concludes that the current evi- dence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Harms of Behavioral Interventions The USPSTF found no studies about the magnitude of the harms of behavioral … Potential Harms Potential harms associated with behavioral interven- tions include anxiety, interference … Although evidence is limited, no direct harms were identified. … harms of behavioral interventions to prevent or reduce drug use.

346. Archived: Modeling Report: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-report/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
     July 30, 2013 - Methods: Five independent microsimulation models estimated the long-term harms and benefits of screening … Screening harms are expressed as the number of CT screenings required (and percentage of the cohort ever … Screening harms are expressed as the number of CT screenings required (and percentage of the cohort ever … Additional harms of screening, such as anxiety, complications, or longer periods of adverse effects of … Table 2 shows the benefits of these scenarios and Table 3 shows the harms.

347. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
     July 26, 2016 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … the balance of benefit and harms of visual skin examination by a clinician to screen for skin cancer … to precisely bound the upper magnitude of these harms. … Harms of Early Detection and Treatment Evidence on the harms of the clinical visual skin examination … Information on harms is similarly sparse.

348. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Balance of Benefits and Harms The current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits … and harms of screening for iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women. … The current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of routine iron supplementation

349. Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     barriers to change Self-monitoring Strategizing how to maintain lifestyle changes Balance of Harms … Adequate evidence indicates that the harms of screening and behavioral interventions for obesity are … Possible harms of behavioral weight-loss interventions include decreased bone mineral density and increased

350. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Balance of Benefits and Harms Annual screening with transvaginal ultrasonography and serum CA-125 testing … Screening for ovarian cancer can lead to important harms, including major surgical interventions in women … Therefore, the harms of screening for ovarian cancer outweigh the benefits.

351. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2017 - It bases its recommendations on the evidence of both the benefits and harms of the service and an assessment … and coverage decisions involve considerations in addition to the evidence of clini- cal benefits and harms … Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … harms of treatment with antibiotic medi- cations. … However, the USPSTF concluded that these harms of screen- ing are no greater than small.

352. peds20151711 1..8 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Harms of Early Detection and Intervention The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the harms of screening … However, the USPSTF found no studies on these harms. … Studies on the potential harms of screening and interventions are also needed. … Potential Harms of Screening and Interventions The USPSTF identified no studies on the potential harms

353. Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed new evidence on the benefits and harms of screening and primary care–feasible … and coverage decisions involve considerations in addition to the evidence of clinical benefits and harms … Harms of Detection and Early Intervention Adequate evidence indicates that the harms of screen- ing … Adequate evidence indicates that the harms of screening and behavioral interventions for obesity are … Potential Harms of Detection and Intervention Behavioral Interventions Possible harms of behavioral

354. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2021 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) commissioned a systematic review to evaluate the benefits and harms … • Adequate evidence to bound the harms of screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea in both women and … men as small to none, based on the nature of the interventions, low likelihood of serious harms, and … available information from studies reporting few harms. … • Insufficient evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for chlamydia and

355. Recommendation: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 23, 2022 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to determine the balance of benefits and harms … Potential Harms Evidence on the potential harms of statin use for the primary prevention of CVD events … The USPSTF concluded that the evidence was insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of … As noted, most trials used a moderate-intensity statin. 13 , 31 Harms of Preventive Medication The

356. Recommendation: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
     February 14, 2023 - This includes more details on the rationale of the recommendation, including benefits and harms, supporting … process, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes with moderate certainty that the harms … Additionally, evidence was sought on the effectiveness and harms of preventive medications and behavioral … Harms of Screening and Treatment The USPSTF found no new studies reporting on the harms of screening … associated with a false-positive diagnosis6 and potential harms of unnecessary treatment with preventive

357. Recommendation: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 05, 2017 - Balance of Benefits and Harms The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that vision screening to … Limited evidence suggests that screening can potentially reduce psychosocial harms. … Harms of Early Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found adequate evidence to assess harms of vision … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the harms of treatment in children younger than 3 years. … The USPSTF found adequate evidence to bound the potential harms of treatment as small.

358. Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 15, 2018 - It bases its recommendations on the evidence of both the ben- efits and harms of the service and an … and coverage decisions involve considerations in addition to the evidence of clini- cal benefits and harms … with 0.5% erythromycin ophthalmic ointment is not as- sociated with serious harms. … Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … Possible harms include the potential for antimicrobial resistance to treatment medication.

359. Evidence for the Reaffirmation of the USPSTF Recommendaiton on Screening for High Blood Pressure (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - Data Extraction: No new evidence was found on benefits or harms of screening. … Two reviewers extracted data from studies on the harms of early treatment, including adverse effects … Limitations: The nonsystematic search may have missed some smaller studies on the benefits and harms … 2) What are the harms of screen- ing and/or early treatment of high blood pressure? … To de- termine whether the benefits of screening for hypertension continue to outweigh the harms, the

360. 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 - What are the harms associated with screening for lung cancer with LDCT? b. … What are the harms associated with workup or surveillance of nodules? b. … of workup or surveillance 54 Harms of screening Harms of screening 3 2 Treatmenta 7 Harms … What are the harms associated with workup or surveillance of nodules? Key Question 5b. … Doing so omitted some smaller studies that reported on harms of screening.