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101. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 20, 2018 - Other factors that further increase risk include an increased num- ber of nevi (moles) and atypical nevi … Persons with an increased number of nevi and atypical nevi are at increased risk of melanoma. … Other factors that increase risk include an increased number of nevi (moles) and atypical nevi, family … Other interventions that increased sun protection behaviors in adults included mailed print materials … Studies that measured long-term or total sun exposure showed mixed association between increased sun

102. Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - The benefits of aspirin use outweigh the increased risk for bleeding by a small amount. … Per- sons who are at increased CVD risk and are known to be at increased risk for CRC (for example, persons … Many adults aged 70 years or older are at increased risk for CVD because of their age. … Smoking and increased blood pressure were also asso- ciated with increased major extracranial bleeding … CVD risk (>10% 10-year CVD risk) and are not at increased risk for bleeding.

103. Archived: Final Research Plan: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/ResearchPlanFinal/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     January 23, 2014 - Is there direct evidence for persons at increased risk? d. … Is there incremental benefit for persons at increased risk for ipsilateral stroke caused by CAS? … Is there incremental benefit for persons at increased risk for ipsilateral stroke caused by CAS? … KQ 2: Studies must determine/compare those at increased, average, or decreased risk or those at higher … KQ 4: Studies must determine/compare those at increased, average, or decreased risk or those at higher

104. Archived: Final Research Plan: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan36/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     January 23, 2014 - Is there direct evidence for persons at increased risk? d. … Is there incremental benefit for persons at increased risk for ipsilateral stroke caused by CAS? … Is there incremental benefit for persons at increased risk for ipsilateral stroke caused by CAS? … KQ 2: Studies must determine/compare those at increased, average, or decreased risk or those at higher … KQ 4: Studies must determine/compare those at increased, average, or decreased risk or those at higher

105. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Risk Assessment Risk factors that increase a woman’s risk for developing GDM include obesity, increased … maternal age, history of GDM, family history of diabetes, and belonging to an ethnic group with increased … interventions, she may be prescribed medication (either insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents), have increased

106. Archived: Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan95/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
     September 18, 2014 - transmission or acquisition of infection (Key Question 1), effectiveness of methods that identify persons at increased … risk assessment instruments or other risk stratification methods for identifying persons who are at increased … Risk assessment instruments and other risk stratification methods that identify persons who are at increased … risk for syphilis infection; definitions of “increased risk” and true disease status will be determined … defining persons who are eligible for screening (i.e., asymptomatic persons), that the definitions of increased

107. Archived: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
     June 15, 2012 - fracture risk, serious injuries resulting from increased physical activity, and increased risk for eating … Obesity is associated with such health problems as an increased risk for coronary heart disease, type … The USPSTF uses the following terms to define categories of increased BMI: overweight is defined as a … number of sessions, or increased treatment intensity, was associated with greater weight loss. … fracture risk, serious injuries resulting from increased physical activity, and an increased risk for

108. Archived: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
     September 22, 2014 - Grade: B Risk Assessment All sexually active adolescents are at increased risk for STIs … Recognition of Behavior Primary care clinicians can identify adolescents and adults who are at increased … The USPSTF found no consistent evidence that interventions increased sexual activity in adolescents. … The USPSTF further clarified that persons diagnosed with an STI should be considered at increased risk … HIV infection among heterosexuals at increased risk—United States, 2010.

109. Second Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - screen for HIV in all adolescents and adults at increased risk for HIV infection. … Lipid Disorders in adults: Screening in Women ages 45 years and Older at increased risk for coronary … infection in adults at increased risk. … Brca mutation testing for Breast and Ovarian cancer: Women at increased risk B The USPSTF recommends … for or against routine screening for gonorrhea infection in men at increased risk for infection.

110. Screening for Gonorrhea: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - all sexually active women, including those who are pregnant, for gonorrhea infection if they are at increased … The USPSTF concludes that the benefits of screening women at increased risk for gonorrhea infection … The prevalence of gonorrhea infection in pregnant women who are not at increased risk for infection … the balance between benefits and harms of screening for gonorrhea in pregnant women who are not at increased … Because of increased prevalence of resistant organisms, fluoroquinolones should not be used to treat

111. First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Being obese is associated with health problems such as an increased risk of coronary heart disease, … A HIV: Screening in Adults and Adolescents at Increased Risk The USPSTF recommends that clinicians … screen for HIV in all adolescents and adults at increased risk for HIV infection. … infection in adults at increased risk. … B BRCA Mutation Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Women at Increased Risk The USPSTF recommends

112. Archived: Evidence Summary: Physical Activity: Behavior Counseling in Primary Care, July 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2002 - From the trials on physical activity counseling, we also assessed the harms associated with increased … The third trial, which was non-randomized, reported that an increased proportion of inactive patients … Two of three trials in our review that addressed multiple behaviors reported increased activity in the … During the trial, control clinicians increased PA counseling rate. … No difference in the number of increased minutes spent in PA for the groups, 156 minutes per 2 weeks.

113. Clinical Summary: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer (pdf file)
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     The USPSTF found adequate evidence that these tools are accurate in identifying women with increased … prescribe risk-reducing medications such as tamoxifen, raloxifene, or aromatase inhibitors to women at increased … against the routine use of medications for risk reduction of primary breast cancer in women not at increased

114. Archived: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2012 - No single recommended tool or brief approach can reliably identify older adults at increased risk for … However, no evidence-based instrument exists that can accurately identify older adults at increased risk … The AGS recommends 800 IU per day for persons at increased risk for falls. … Muscle weakness, gait disturbances, and imbalance are important factors that contribute to increased … Many comments pointed out a lack of clarity about how to identify adults at increased risk for falls

115. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
     January 14, 2014 - maternal age, history of GDM, family history of diabetes, and belonging to an ethnic group with increased … Women with GDM are also at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus; approximately 15% … Women with GDM are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. … Women with GDM are at increased risk for maternal and infant complications. … In addition to being at increased risk for eclampsia, women who are diagnosed with preeclampsia are at

116. Archived: Syphilis Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - risk for infection Routine serologic testing for syphilis is recommended for persons at increased … The incidence of congenital syphilis had increased sharply in the last 15 years, but it has fallen since … risk of medical complications in surviving newborns. 8 The incidence of congenital syphilis increased … In contrast, HIV infection may reduce the specificity of syphilis testing several studies have noted increased … Populations at increased risk due to high-risk sexual activities include commercial sex workers, persons

117. Jxcqp7Cxvvrftqgudjzdb- (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - Population: This recommendation applies to all sexually active ad- olescents and to adults who are at increased … Recognition of Behavior Primary care clinicians can identify adolescents and adults who are at increased … Increased STI preva- lence rates are also found in men who have sex with men (MSM), persons with low … Sexually active adolescents and adults at increased risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) … HIV infection among heterosexuals at increased risk—United States, 2010.

118. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - For women who are at increased risk for breast cancer and at low risk for adverse medication effects … Younger adolescents and older adults who are at increased risk should also be screened. … Younger adolescents and older adults who are at increased risk should also be screened. … infection in adults at increased risk. … for or against routine screening for gonorrhea infection in men at increased risk for infection.

119. Individualizing Cancer Screening in Older Adults - Figure 1 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 01, 2012 - decisionmakers; weighing risks and benefits of screening and treatment and accounting for patient preferences; increased … risk of adverse effects due to increased comorbidity and/or decreased functional status; less time to

120. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: A Targeted Evidence Update for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Factors associated with increased stress experience included history of injected drug use, Black race … Conclusions: Screening for syphilis in persons at increased risk of infection is currently recommended … Between 2018 and 2019, the rate among men increased 8.1 percent. … The identification of groups at increased risk was based on epidemiologic data from the CDC. … MSM at increased risk should be screened every 3 to 6 months.