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61. Procedure Manual Section 10. References | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 10, 2017 - Procedure Manual Section 10. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Update on the methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: insufficient evidence. … Update on the methods of the U.S. … Methods guide for authors of systematic reviews of medical tests: a collaboration between the Agency

62. Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    June 11, 2019 - Methods Scope of the Review Detailed methods are available in the full evidence report at https:// www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org … Refer to the USPSTF Procedure Manual for further details.1 PrEP indicates preexposure prophylaxis; STI … The Mantel-Haenszel method was used the calculate the heterogeneity (I2) test statistic. … USPSTF Procedure Manual. … USPSTF website. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/ Home/GetFile/6/7/procedure-manual_2016

63. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Breast Cancer: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 11, 2016 - The long case accrual method counts all breast cancer cases contributing to breast cancer deaths. … In this method, the case accrual time is equivalent to or close to the follow-up time. … The short case accrual method includes only deaths that occur among cases of breast cancer diagnosed … Procedure Manual. Rockville, MD: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; 2011. 12. … In this method, the case accrual time is equivalent to or close to the follow-up time.

64. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Review (pdf file)
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    July 01, 1994 - Death from ovarian cancer and morbidity from surgical procedures were the principal outcomes considered … Methods Relevant articles from the medical literature were identified using a MEDLINE search (1982 … screening for ovarian cancer, given the relative rarity of the disease and the necessity for invasive procedures … Methods for improving the sen- sitivity and specificity of ultrasound are under evaluation; these include … CA-125 serum level in the diagnosis of pelvic masses: compar- ison with other methods.

65. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Medication Use to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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    February 11, 2019 - there are several ways to help determine a woman’s risk, there is no clear-cut, one-size-fits-all method

66. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Medications to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk (pdf file)
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    September 03, 2019 - There is no one-size-fits-all method to determine whether a woman is at increased risk for breast cancer

67. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
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    August 23, 2016 - insufficient to determine the effectiveness of digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography) as a screening method … effectiveness of additional screening for breast cancer with an ultrasound, MRI, 3D mammography, or other methods

68. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
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    August 23, 2016 - insufficient to determine the effectiveness of digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography) as a screening method … effectiveness of additional screening for breast cancer with an ultrasound, MRI, 3D mammography, or other methods

69. Ocular Prophylaxis of Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2010 - The diagnosis and treatment of gonococcal infections in pregnant women is the best method for preventing … the Benefits of Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum Prophylaxis Since the introduction of Credé’s method

70. Recommendation: Thyroid Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 09, 2017 - using neck palpation or ultrasound is very limited, with only 2 applicable studies for each screening method … , all of which compared the screening method with a reference standard in a screening population. … negative ultrasound findings, and therefore may have overestimated the sensitivity of this screening method … Society does not specifically recommend screening for thyroid cancer using neck palpation or any other method

71. Recommendation: Celiac Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    March 28, 2017 - The standard method of diagnosing celiac disease is the tissue transglutaminase IgA test, followed by … from 0.40% to 0.95% among adults. 1 Some variations in prevalence can be attributed in part to the method … Screening for celiac disease is typically not performed in average-risk persons. 2 The standard method … celiac disease in the literature varies due to the different racial/ethnic populations studied and the method

72. Procedure Manual Section 1. Overview of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Structure and Processes | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 01, 2013 - Procedure Manual Section 1. Overview of U.S. … USPSTF Meetings 1.7 Conflict of Interest 1.8 Partner Organizations 1.9 Overview of the Process 1.10 Procedures … This Procedure Manual documents the methods used by the Task Force to ensure that its recommendations … methods used by AHRQ and EPC staff to support the USPSTF. 1.2 Intended Audience The Procedure Manual … The procedures for developing a recommendation statement are presented in Figure 2 .

73. Procedure Manual Section 1. Overview of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Structure and Processes | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 01, 2013 - Procedure Manual Section 1. Overview of U.S. … Meetings 1.7 Conflict of Interest 1.8 Partner Organizations 1.9 Overview of the Process 1.10 Procedures … This Procedure Manual documents the methods used by the Task Force to ensure that its recommendations … methods used by AHRQ and EPC staff to support the USPSTF. 1.2 Intended Audience The Procedure Manual … The procedures for developing a recommendation statement are presented in Figure 2.

74. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2016 - months in a 2007 study.8 Screening Tests A visual acuity test (eg, the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method … A visual acuity test (such as the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method for screening for visual acuity … screening questions to elicit self-perceived problems with vi- sion has been studied as a screening method … Cataract surgery can lead to posterior capsule opacification of the implanted lens, requiring further procedures … photocoagulation is associ- ated with increased risk of acute visual acuity loss at 3 months after the procedure

75. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in Adults (pdf file)
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    January 19, 2021 - Adults Task Force recommends clinicians ask about tobacco use and connect people to proven, safe methods … people about their tobacco use, advise those who use tobacco to quit, and connect them to proven, safe methods … The Task Force found that a variety of counseling methods are effective in helping adults, including … The optimal method to help a patient quit can vary based on each patient’s medical history, preferences … available, clinicians should offer adults who smoke these other methods rather than e-cigarettes.

76. Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2018 - Risks for Men 55–69 The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening test is the most common method clinicians

77. Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2018 - Risks for Men 55–69 The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening test is the most common method clinicians

78. Recommendation: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 10, 2019 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … Women had higher 30-day mortality rates (2.31%) than men (1.37%) after EVAR procedures (OR, 1.67 [95% … Two trials of early open repair vs surveillance (ADAM and UKSAT trials) reported a 50% higher rate of procedures … Procedure Manual. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual . … The validity of ultrasonographic scanning as screening method for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

79. How to Read the New Recommendation Statement: Methods Update (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2007 - How to Read the New Recommendation Statement: Methods Update How to Read the New Recommendation Statement … : Methods Update from the U.S. … The USPSTF last described its methods in 2001 (1). … Methods Work Group, Third US Preventive Services Task Force. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

80. Screening for Celiac Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    March 28, 2017 - is insufficient because of the limited number or size of studies. important flaws in study design or methods … ranged from 0.40% to 0.95% among adults.1 Some variations in prevalence can be attributed in part to the method … The standard method of diagnosing celiac disease is the tissue transglutaminase IgA test, followed by … Tests Screening for celiac disease is typically not performed in average- risk persons.2 The standard method … celiac disease in the literature varies due to the different ra- cial/ethnic populations studied and the method