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401. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Recommendation For all populations, evidence is insufficient to assess the benefits and harms … high-sensitivity fecal occult blood testing every 3 years • Screening colonoscopy every 10 years Balance of Harms … and Benefits The benefits of screening outweigh the potential harms for 50- to 75-year-olds.

402. Screening for Genital Herpes - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2005 - The potential harms of screening include false-positive test results, labeling, and anxiety, as well … as false negative tests and false reassurance, although these potential harms are not well studied. … The USPSTF determined there are no benefits associated with screening, and therefore the potential harms … The potential harms of screening include false-positive test results, labeling, and anxiety, although … there is limited evidence of any potential harms of either screening or treatment.

403. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 20, 2018 - counseling and behavior change, the link between behavior change and skin cancer incidence, and the harms … Harms of Behavioral Counseling Interventions The USPSTF found adequate evidence that the harms related … Potential Harms Skin self-examination is performed by the patient and is noninva- sive. … Psychosocial harms, such as anxiety or cancer worry, are pos- sible. … The harms of counseling are small.

404. Archived: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2007 - Balance of Benefits and Harms Harms outweigh benefits. … It bases its recommendations on a systematic review of the evidence of the benefits and harms and an … Harms of Detection and Early Intervention. … These harms are judged to be no less than small. USPSTF Assessment. … have associated harms.

405. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - Potential harms of screening include unnecessary biopsies and labeling, although there is limited evidence … to determine the magnitude of these harms. … As a result, the USPSTF concluded that the potential harms of screening for HCV infection in adults who … Potential harms of screening and treatment include labeling, adverse treatment effects, and unnecessary … biopsies, although there is limited evidence to determine the magnitude of these harms.

406. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2005 - What are the harms associated with AAA screening? … Harms Associated with AAA Screening No physical harms are known to arise from the use of ultrasonography … , and harms of treatment for AAAs at least 5.5 cm. … branches off KQ 3 and ends at "Harms." … KQ 2= What are the harms associated with AAA screening?

407. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services: 13th Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - The Task Force assesses the strength of the evidence and the balance of benefits and harms of a preventive … Potential harms may include inaccurate test results, harms from invasive followup tests, harms from … When the evidence is insufficient, the USPSTF is unable to assess the balance of benefits and harms … • More information is needed on the potential harms of suicide risk interventions. … • Includes the potential harms of suicide risk interventions.

408. Archived: Evidence Summary (Pregnant and Postpartum Women): Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 26, 2016 - These same studies were also examined for harms of treatment (KQ5). … Harms of Screening Key Question 3 What are the harms associated with primary care depression screening … Harms of Treatment Key Question 5 What are the harms of treatment in pregnant and postpartum women … No evidence directly examined harms. … NA No evidence directly examined harms.

409. Archived: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2011 - 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 clinical benefits and harms … of newborns is not associated with serious harms. … prophylaxis for newborns to prevent gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum, and found no new evidence of harms … The USPSTF found no new substantial evidence on the benefits and harms of ocular prophylaxis in newborns

410. Understanding Task Force Recommendations: Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - The recommendation summarizes what the Task Force learned about the potential benefits and harms of … The Task Force also found that potential harms from behavioral counseling programs are very small. … on the quality and strength of the evidence about the counseling and on the potential benefits and harms … even though the benefits for adults in this population are small. 1 considerations and potential harms … • Potential harms: Harms may include the lost opportunity to provide other services with a greater

411. Archived: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Age 5 and Younger: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 07, 2015 - Balance of Benefits and Harms The current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits … 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

412. Archived: Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-january-2017
     January 10, 2017 - Balance of Benefits and Harms The USPSTF concludes with high certainty that the net benefit of daily … Harms of Preventive Medication The USPSTF found adequate evidence that the harms to the mother or infant … . 1 , 23 , 24 Evidence was also inconsistent on the harms of folic acid supplementation differing by … No evidence was found on harms differing by duration of therapy. 1 . … Evidence is adequate that the harms to the mother or infant from folic acid supplementation taken at

413. Screening for Cervical Cancer - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - The USPSTF concludes that the benefits of screening substantially outweigh potential harms. … fair evidence that screening women older than 65 is associated with an increased risk for potential harms … The USPSTF concludes that the potential harms of screening are likely to exceed benefits among older … The USPSTF concludes that potential harms of continued screening after hysterectomy are likely to exceed … With regard to HPV testing, the USPSTF did not identify any studies that quantified harms.

414. Final Recommendation Statement: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 21, 2018 - and coverage decisions involve considerations in addition to the evidence of clinical benefits and harms … screening every 3 years with cytology alone in women aged 21 to 29 years substantially outweigh the harms … The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that the harms of screening in women younger than 21 years … Abnormal screening test results are also associated with psychological harms. … Harms of Treatment The harms of treatment include risks from the treatment procedure and the potential

415. Ovxmtapc8Tcpqzvrkeyhyd (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2013 - Beneficial outcomes considered in- clude reduced exposure to maltreatment and reduced harms to physical … USPSTF concludes that the current evi- dence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Harms of Detection and Early Intervention or Treatment Although there are numerous concerns about the … pos- sible harms of interventions for child maltreatment, evi- dence of these harms is limited. … Potential Harms There is limited evidence on the harms of interven- tions to prevent child maltreatment

416. 75Ftpgw4Rz-3Tdmqpstvdg (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed new evidence on the effectiveness and harms of primary care–relevant interventions … appropriate in individual cases, patients and clinicians should consider the balance of benefits and harms … Harms of Early Intervention The USPSTF found convincing evidence that the harms of vitamin D supplementation … Adequate evidence indicates that the harms of phys- ical therapy or exercise are small. … These harms include a Figure.

417. 4Zmynqjxlv8G4Lzlrrddrm (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - and in decreasing adverse maternal and perinatal health outcomes, and assessed the maternal and fetal harms … The USPSTF concludes that the harms of low-dose aspirin in pregnancy are no greater than small. … The harms of low-dose aspirin in pregnancy are considered to be no greater than small. … observational studies to evaluate mater- nal, perinatal, and developmental harms. … Low-dose aspirin use seemed to have no short-term harms during pregnancy.

418. Medications for Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Balance of Benefits and Harms There is a moderate net benefit from use of tamoxifen and raloxifene … The potential harms of tamoxifen and raloxifene outweigh the potential benefits for breast cancer risk … Potential harms include thromboembolic events, endometrial cancer, and cataracts.

419. Screening for Osteoporosis: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     treatment should take into account the patient’s clinical situation and the tradeoff between benefits and harms … potential preventable burden: increasing because of the aging of the U.S. population • potential harms … However, current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening

420. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2017 - The harms of behavioral interventions can be bounded as small to none, and the harms of screening are … Evidence on the harms associated with metformin is inad­ equate. … In addition, orlistat is associated with moder­ ate harms. … Metformin | Eleven trials (n = 705) examined the harms of metfor­ min. … and judged the harms of screening to be minimal.