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361. More Treatment—Better Care? | PSNet
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     August 11, 2021 - This case of overtreatment with resultant harms of a young woman with Guillain-Barré syndrome adds to … Less is More " series highlights many examples of medical care with no known benefit and definite harms … LIM focuses on the harms of unnecessary treatment. … For many reasons, we are more comfortable doing too much and tend not to consider the harms in such an … This means that a focus on the harms rather than the costs of unnecessary, non–evidence-based care may

362. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
     June 15, 2007 - Because of this lack of evidence, the USPSTF was not able to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Harms of detection and early treatment: The USPSTF concluded that the harms of screening for chlamydial … Continued research is also needed on the potential harms of screening. … Harms The USPSTF found no direct evidence of the harms of chlamydia screening programs. … including the harms associated with a false-positive diagnosis.

363. Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - risk factors, treatment might be better targeted, thereby maximizing the benefits and minimizing the harms … C-reactive protein (hsCRP) level, and coronary artery calcium (CAC) score; the health benefits and harms … The USPSTF found adequate evidence to conceptually bound the harms of early detection and interventions … Harms of Risk Assessment and Intervention The USPSTF found adequate evidence to bound the harms of risk … Psychological harms may result from reclassification into a higher-risk category for CVD events.

364. Hemorrhage-Postpartum Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - Harms of Interventions for PPH Harms varied considerably across the 50 studies reporting harms data … Among the 50 studies reporting harms, we considered 11 as good quality for harms reporting and the … for harms reporting. … poor quality for harms reporting. … • Prespecifying harms, differentiating harms of interventions from sequelae of PPH wherever possible

365. Archived: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 24, 2017 - direct harms of screening for OSA. … Potential Harms Direct evidence on the harms of screening for OSA is lacking. … Less common harms include oral dryness and excess salivation. … the harms of screening for OSA. … Fewer studies reported on the harms of treatment.

366. Fbqmoapkebekmj7Aqmale5 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2014 - Harms of Detection and Early Intervention or Treatment The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the harms … Potential Harms Information about the harms of screening, including labeling and the effect of false-positive … Information about the harms of nonpharmacologic interventions is limited, but these harms are assumed … More research on the harms of screening is needed. … Potential Harms of Screening and Treatment No studies reported on direct or indirect harms from false-positive

367. Screening for Skin Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2016 - Information on harms is similarly sparse. … to precisely bound the upper magnitude of these harms. … Potential Harms of Early Detection and Treatment Information on the harms of screening is also sparse … Harms of Early Detection and Treatment Evidence on the harms of the clinical visual skin examination … Information on harms is similarly sparse.

368. Final Research Plan: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 18, 2013 - Harms of routine supplementation are examined as an offshoot arrow. … Harms of routine supplementation are examined as an offshoot arrow. … What are the harms of routine iron supplementation in children ages 6 to 24 months? … What are the harms of screening for iron deficiency anemia in children ages 6 to 24 months? … What are the harms of iron treatment in children ages 6 to 24 months?

369. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
     December 31, 2013 - Harms of Detection and Early Intervention and Treatment The harms associated with LDCT screening include … The USPSTF found insufficient evidence on the harms associated with incidental findings. … Potential Harms of Screening and Treatment Harms associated with LDCT screening include false-negative … Benefits and harms of lung cancer screening: modeling strategies for the U.S. … Benefits and harms of CT screening for lung cancer: a systematic review.

370. Screening for Hepatitis B Infection in Pregnant Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     February 11, 2019 - 1 What harms have been observed in case management programs? … 4 What harms have been observed in programs of universal hepatitis B screening during pregnancy? … of case management 4 Harms of screening 2 Detection of maternal hepatitis B infection Vertical … No studies were identified for KQ4 to assess potential harms of case management. … Screening: Highly accurate test, low false-positive rate, no serious harms reported Treatment: None

371. Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     July 02, 2002 - The USPSTF concluded, however, that the potential harms of chemoprevention may outweigh the potential … Clinicians should inform patients of the potential benefits and harms of chemoprevention. … The USPSTF concluded that the balance of benefits and harms may be favorable for some high-risk women … but will depend on breast cancer risk, risk for potential harms, and individual patient preferences. … • In general, the balance of benefits and harms of chemoprevention is more favorable for (1) women

372. Screening for Rh (D) Incompatibility - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2004 - The benefits substantially outweigh any potential harms. … The benefits of repeated testing substantially outweigh any potential harms. … evidence addressing the role of screening, new screening tests, new treatment protocols, or potential harms … [the service] improves important health outcomes and concludes that benefits substantially outweigh harms … evidence that [the service] improves important health outcomes and concludes that benefits outweigh harms

373. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-screening-2006
     May 15, 2006 - Harms of detection and early treatment: The USPSTF found no evidence addressing the harms of screening … Potential harms include false-positive results, anxiety, and cost; the small potential harms of treatment … Given appropriate protection against overdose, these harms are small. … Given appropriate protection against overdose, these harms are small. … Potential harms are the same as those found in children.

374. Screening for Skin Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2009 - the magnitude of harms from screening for skin can­ cer. … harms from biopsies and overtreatment. … Potential Harms of Screening Information on the harms of screening is limited. … Information on harms is limited; therefore, the USPSTF could not assess the magnitude of harms from … that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits.

375. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-2008
     August 05, 2008 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Balance of Harms and Benefits The harms of screening include the discomfort of prostate biopsy … Harms of treatment include erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, bowel dysfunction, and death. … Therefore, the balance of harms and benefits cannot be determined. … Therefore, the harms outweigh the benefits.

376. Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer's-type Dementia (CATD) (pdf file)
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     November 02, 2018 - , and with pharmacological treatment efficacy and harms may help physicians, patients and caregivers … 5 KQ3b: In adults with CATD, what are the comparative effectiveness and harms of prescription … Table 1 All harms outcomes were in one list. … Categorized harms outcomes as general, psychiatric, and nonpsychiatric. … This change to categorize harms outcomes was made for clarification.

377. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2008 - Harms of Detection and Early Intervention The primary established harms of colorectal cancer screening … Colonoscopy Evidence is adequate to estimate the harms of colonoscopy. … Potential Harms The potential harms from evaluation of incidental findings found with CT colonography … Information is needed about the age-specific and biopsy-related harms of colonoscopy. … Fecal DNA Information on harms from fecal DNA testing is limited at this time.

378. S16 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - Harms are variably and often poorly reported; TABLE 1. … Do benefits exceed harms in trials? … Will expected benefits exceed harms for me? … Can we similarly apply harms estimates from WHS? … Do benefits of CEA outweigh harms in trials?

379. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - evidence about the benefits of screening for ovarian cancer but provided some new data about observed harms … and coverage decisions involve considerations in addition to the evidence of clinical benefits and harms … cancer can lead to important harms, including major sur- gical interventions in women who do not have … Therefore, the harms of screening for ovarian cancer outweigh the benefits. … Harms associated with screening for ovarian cancer have been reported by several trials.

380. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     June 15, 2016 - The age at which the balance of benefits and harms of colorectal cancer screening becomes less favorable … Balance of Benefits and Harms The USPSTF concludes with high certainty that the net benefit of screening … of Screening and Early Intervention The harms of screening for colorectal cancer in adults aged 50 … The majority of harms result from the use of colonoscopy, either as the screening test or as follow-up … Screening with FIT-DNA and CT colonography each has several unique harms to consider.