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81. Archived: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions-september-2015
    September 21, 2015 - Potential adverse events reported in nonpregnant adults include higher rates of low-risk cardiovascular … smoking rates and tend to smoke a higher average number of cigarettes than adults without mental health … Those who used 2 forms of NRT achieved higher abstinence rates than those who used just 1 (20.6% vs. … Another good-quality systematic review 29 found that abstinence rates at 6 months or more were higher … An older fair-quality review from 2010 36 also found higher rates of heart palpitation and chest pain

82. Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2021 - • Assessment of Risk: Higher prevalence and severity of dental caries are found among specific racial … Prevalence is higher in Mexican American children (33%) and non-Hispanic Black children (28%) than in

83. Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/bladder-cancer-in-adults-screening
    October 15, 2010 - The positive predictive value of screening is less than 10% in asymptomatic persons, including higher-risk … Stage 2 tumors and higher are muscle-invasive. … There is important uncertainty about bladder cancer screening, particularly in higher-risk patients. … A study of higher-risk men and women with a smoking history of 40 pack-years or more found that 3.3% … false-positive rates of screening compared with higher-prevalence populations.

84. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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    April 02, 2019 - with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) include male sex, older age (40 to 70 y), postmenopausal status, higher

85. Recommendation: Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/primary-open-angle-glaucoma-screening
    May 24, 2022 - affects Black and Hispanic/Latino persons; Black persons have the highest prevalence of glaucoma, a higher … to health care and glaucoma management. 7 Black persons have the highest prevalence of glaucoma, a higher … why the USPSTF did not recommend screening in these higher-risk groups. … The USPSTF is calling for more studies that target higher-risk populations (vs screening all adults). … For persons at higher risk for ocular disease, the American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends that

86. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening-2002
    June 13, 2002 - In persons at higher risk (for example, those with a first-degree relative who receives a diagnosis with … Yield of screening should increase in older persons (because of higher incidence of colorectal cancer … is the most sensitive and specific test for detecting cancer and large polyps but is associated with higher … Initial costs of colonoscopy are higher than the costs of other tests. … in a typical screening population where the proportion of large polyps is higher.

87. Archived: Evidence Summary: Harms of Screening for Breast Cancer: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-harms-of-screening-for-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
    January 11, 2016 - studies of U.S. data, 10-year cumulative rates of false-positive mammography results and biopsies were higher … Conclusion: False-positive results are common and are higher for annual screening, younger women, and … with FP result (14 studies) NR Higher with FP result (19 studies) Fair Conflicts of interest … with FP result (4 studies)   Higher with FP result (4 studies) Fair Conflicts of interest were … C 3 y after: higher for C vs. A + B and A vs.

88. Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    April 26, 2022 - Men have a higher overall CVD disease burden, although women experience higher mortality from certain … The risk pre- diction equations generally show higher risk for Black persons than White persons.4 The … The benefits of initiating aspirin use are greater for individuals at higher risk for CVD events (eg, … • Males have a higher prevalence of CVD than females. … At higher doses, aspirin also inhibits COX-2.

89. Archived: Thyroid Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/thyroid-cancer-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - Persons exposed to upper body irradiation in childhood have a higher prevalence of thyroid cancer, but … also have a higher prevalence of thyroid nodularity. 8-11 It is unclear what effect a history of irradiation … significantly better with earlier stage at diagnosis. 3 A cohort study of mass screening found a significantly higher … likelihood of having both thyroid nodules and malignancy means that the yield from screening is likely to be higher

90. Archived: Aspirin/NSAIDs for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-nsaids-for-prevention-of-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication-2007
    March 15, 2007 - Balance of Benefits and Harms Aspirin and NSAIDs, taken in higher doses for longer periods, reduce … Benefits of aspirin and NSAID use: There is fair to good evidence that aspirin and NSAIDs, taken in higher … African Americans have higher colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates than all other races. 2 … and found a statistically significant reduction in the incidence of colorectal adenomas, in which a higher … in individuals with active osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis found a statistically significant higher

91. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation on Screening for Syphilis Infection (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/syphilis-screening-nonpregnant-adults-adolescents-bulletin.pdf
    March 14, 2022 - Rates of syphilis are higher in men who have sex with men; people living with HIV; and people with a … Higher rates are also seen in Native Hawaiian, Native American, Alaska Native, and Hispanic people.

92. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2012 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary45/skin-cancer-counseling-2012
    May 15, 2012 - The clinical significance of these higher scores, however, is unclear, given the very small numerical … These studies suggest that regular or higher frequency of indoor tanning or use at a younger age may … after 1980 had higher ultraviolet A (UVA) content 83 . … In addition, current sunscreens offer higher-level sun protection factor and water resistance. … Do sunscreens increase risk of melanoma in populations residing at higher latitudes?

93. Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
    December 10, 2019 - For small aneurysm treatment, registry data (3 studies [n = 14,424]) showed that women had higher surgical … Higher rates of elective surgery but no long-term differences in quality of life resulted from screening … Pooled analysis of these trials confirmed a higher elective operation rate in the screened group than … In addition, the percentage of patients with any morbidity related to repair at 30 days was also higher … risk of rupture 25 , 98-100 or rupture at a later age 76 , 99 , 101-106 and result in higher surgical

94. Screening Adults for Bladder Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2010 - The positive predictive value of screening is less than 10% in asymptomatic persons, including higher-risk … Stage 2 tumors and higher are muscle- invasive. … There is important uncertainty about bladder can- cer screening, particularly in higher-risk patients … A study of higher-risk men and women with a smoking history of 40 pack-years or more found that 3.3% … false-positive rates of screening compared with higher-prevalence populations.

95. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/aspirin-cvd-prevention-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
    November 08, 2021 - People ages 40 to 59 who are at higher risk for CVD and do not have a history of CVD should decide with … This recommendation only applies to people who are at higher risk for CVD, have no history of CVD, and

96. Task Force Finalizes Recommendations on Starting Aspirin Use to Prevent a First Heart Attack or Stroke (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/aspirin-cvd-prevention-final-rec-bulletin_0.pdf
    April 26, 2022 - People ages 40 to 59 who are at higher risk for CVD and do not have a history of CVD should decide … “People who are 40 to 59 years old and who don’t have a history of CVD but are at higher risk may benefit

97. Final Research Plan: Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan-nonpregnant-adolescents-and-adults/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening
    June 15, 2017 - effects of initiating antiretroviral therapy in adolescents and adults with chronic HIV infection at a higher … screening; screening at one interval vs. another KQ 4: Initiation of antiretroviral therapy at higher

98. Archived: Final Recommendation Statement: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/skin-cancer-counseling-2003
    October 06, 2003 - The incidence of melanoma among whites is 20 times higher than it is among blacks; the incidence of melanoma … among whites is about 4 times higher than it is among Hispanics.  … While melanoma incidence is higher in regions near the equator where ultraviolet exposure is most intense … Several epidemiologic studies have found higher risk for melanoma among users of sunscreens than among … results may reflect the fact that sunscreen use is more common among fair-skinned people, who are at higher

99. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ofaMtvNZ-5KdhWAJjXfZpN
    February 01, 2011 - The clinical significance of these higher scores, however, is unclear, given the very small numerical … is safer), mean (SD) Fair quality: 78% follow-up, higher follow-up in intervention group, composite … after 1980 had higher ultraviolet A (UVA) content (83). … In addition, current sunscreens offer higher-level sun protection factor and water resistance. … Do sun- screens increase risk of melanoma in populations residing at higher latitudes?

100. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation on Preventing Cavities in Young Children (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/dental-caries-bulletin.pdf
     December 07, 2021 - in can develop cavities, Hispanic and Black children and children in low- income households are at higher … Other factors that put children at higher risk for tooth decay include frequent sugar consumption, low