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101. Addendum to Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2014 - Two individuals reviewed titles and abstracts to identify potentially relevant articles. … Two individuals reviewed titles and abstracts to identify potentially relevant articles. … These articles were reviewed by two individuals and are summarized below. … For instance, the authors stated that individuals who had cancer ―diagnosed at any time before registration … with ―subsequent diagnosis of malignant disease.‖ Thus, it seems possible that individuals with cancer

102. Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2023 - men.31,32 Young adults, multiracial individuals, and Native American/ Alaska Native individuals have … • Women, young adults, multiracial individuals, and Native American/Alaska Native individuals have … aged 10 to 34 years.2 Eighty-three percent of individuals who die by suicide were seen in primary … by 16% and in Black individuals by 30%.49 Potential Harms Although evidence on harms of screening … • Whether more individuals with screen-detected suicidal ideation could be helped before they act

103. Archived: Final Research Plan: Drug Use, Illicit: Primary Care Interventions for Children and Adolescents | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan18/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents-march-2014
     May 15, 2013 - Trials limited to other groups not generalizable to primary care: psychiatric inpatients, individuals … indirect way or is seen as connected to the health care system by participant How delivered: To individuals … or is widely available in the community (i.e., open enrollment) † Typically delivered to those individuals

104. Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 28, 2021 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on effectiveness of aspirin use in preventing preeclampsia in individuals … .28-31,35-40,42,44-46,48-50 For KQ3, 5 additional trials enrolling pregnant individuals at average risk … 3 Pregnant individuals at increased risk of preeclampsia Maternal, perinatal, and child morbidity and … Sixteen of the included trials reporting harms outcomes were conducted among pregnant individuals at … More recent evidence from a retrospective cohort study of births among Black and Hispanic individuals

105. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Grade: I (Insufficient Evidence) Risk Assessment Individuals with a fair skin type are at greatly

106. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2009 - screening in 2005 and found that there is poor evidence that visual examination of the skin in asymptomatic individuals … melanomatous skin cancer. 9 The PDQ summary also reports that visual examination of the skin in asymptomatic individuals … The American Cancer Society also recommends monthly skin self-examination by all individuals. 10 The … It also encourages regular self-examinations by individuals. 5 The American College of Obstetrics and

107. Screening for Coronary Heart Disease: Clinician Fact Sheet (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2009 - Thus, decisions about screening asymptomatic, increased risk individuals should be made on a case-by-case … Remember, screening tests are intended for asymptomatic individuals.

108. Screening for HIV: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     the above categories are not mutually exclusive, the degree of sexual risk is on a continuum, and individuals

109. Archived: Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 26, 2016 - with known skin cancer; skin self-screening by individuals or partners; physician counseling for self-screening … Approximately 39% of screened individuals were recommended to follow up with dermatologists but were … Additional Contributions: The authors acknowledge the following individuals for their contributions … Identifying individuals at high risk of melanoma: a practical predictor of absolute risk. … Absolute reduction was 0.8 melanoma deaths per 100,000 individuals.

110. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 14, 2014 - Rationale: The USPSTF found good evidence that lipid measurement in low-risk young adults can detect some individuals … Reducing dietary saturated fat and weight loss can lower TC and LDL-C as much as 10% to 20% in some individuals … The clearest benefit of lipid screening is identifying individuals … Screening men older than age 35 years and women older than age 45 years will identify nearly all individuals

111. PII: S0749-3797(01)00266-5 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - The USPSTF found good evidence that lipid measurement in low-risk young adults can detect some individuals … - ducing dietary saturated fat and weight loss can lower TC and LDL-C as much as 10% to 20% in some individuals … Discussion The clearest benefit of lipid screening is identifying individuals whose near-term risk of … Screening men older than age 35 years and women older than age 45 years will identify nearly all individuals

112. Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2008 - Prevalence is increasing most rapidly among individuals with a body mass index of 35 kg/m2 or greater … Overall, risk for premature death among individuals with diabetes is about twice that for those without … More than 60% of lower-limb amputations not due to trauma occur among individuals with diabetes (4). … data from 20 studies of 95, 783 individuals followed for 12.4 years. … Cardio- vascular risk factors in confirmed prediabetic individuals.

113. Archived: Final Research Plan: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 05, 2015 - Moving from left to right, the figure depicts an initial risk assessment, after which some individuals … Following the comprehensive risk assessment, individuals may be classified again as being at increased

114. Overdiagnosis in Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge the following individuals: David Meyers, MD, at AHRQ; current … The lifetime risk of overdiagnosis (i.e., as a proportion of screened individuals) in categories of … In individuals with “average” comorbidity (and thus average life expectancy) screened for prostate cancer … In contrast, in individuals with “average” comorbidity screened for breast cancer at age 74 years, the … In individuals with “average” comorbidity screened for colorectal cancer at age 74 years, the absolute

115. Archived: Gonorrhea (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - high rates of reinfection among those at greatest risk, screening may be of little benefit to some individuals … routine screening for gonorrhea in the general population but recommends screening of high-risk patients: individuals … particularly adolescents, with at least two sex partners in the previous year prostitutes sexual contacts of individuals … Early identification and treatment of asymptomatic individuals is also likely to reduce transmission … include treatment for co-infection with chlamydia and treatment of sex partners. 9 All sexually active individuals

116. Screening for Dementia - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - social or occupational functioning in an alert person.4 The USPSTF did not review evidence on screening individuals … Between 60% and 70% of individuals with dementia have Alzheimer’s disease; about 20% to 30% have either … Testing for genetic mutations may eventually prove useful in screening individuals at risk for Alzheimer … There are, however, limited population-based data regarding the absolute risk of dementia among individuals … Care concluded that there is insufficient evidence to recommend cognitive screening of asymptomatic individuals

117. Draft Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 18, 2024 - explore the degree to which the findings are broadly representative of the U.S. population, including individuals … highlight risk assessment, counseling, and screening approaches that demonstrate effectiveness in groups of individuals

118. Draft Research Plan: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 12, 2023 - explore the degree to which the findings are broadly representative of the U.S. population, including individuals … equity, we will search for and highlight interventions that demonstrate effectiveness in groups of individuals

119. Overdiagnosis in Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge the following individuals: David Meyers, MD, at AHRQ; current … The lifetime risk of overdiagnosis (i.e., as a proportion of screened individuals) in categories of … In individuals with “average” comorbidity (and thus average life expectancy) screened for prostate cancer … In contrast, in individuals with “average” comorbidity screened for breast cancer at age 74 years, the … In individuals with “average” comorbidity screened for colorectal cancer at age 74 years, the absolute

120. Understanding How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Works (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - list helps the public stay up-to-date on Task Force activities, including public comment periods • Individuals … recommendations for the media • Plain language summaries of Task Force draft recommendations to help individuals