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121. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary27/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2013
     April 15, 2013 - Purpose:  To update evidence about the effectiveness and adverse effects of medications to reduce breast … Clinical trials demonstrate the efficacy of several medications to reduce the risk for invasive breast … Interventions include FDA-approved medications to reduce risk for primary breast cancer. … Small descriptive studies indicate that women make decisions to use tamoxifen to reduce breast cancer … Comparative Effectiveness of Medications to Reduce Risk of Primary Breast Cancer in Women.

122. Evidence Summary: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing
     August 20, 2019 - increase risks for breast, ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer in women; interventions reduce … Effectiveness and Harms of Interventions to Reduce BRCA1/2 - Related Cancer and Mortality in BRCA1/ … Do interventions reduce the incidence of BRCA1/2 -related cancer and mortality in women at increased … What are adverse effects of interventions to reduce risk for BRCA1/2 -related cancer? … Risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing to reduce BRCA1/2 -related cancer incidence

123. Final Research Plan: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-and-nicotine-use-prevention-in-children-and-adolescents-primary-care-interventions
     October 12, 2017 - adolescents improve health outcomes (i.e., respiratory, dental, cardiovascular, and oral health) and reduce … varenicline tartrate) Interventions targeting parents or caregivers as a means to prevent or reduce

124. Archived: Evidence Summary: Drug Use, Illicit: Primary Care Interventions for Children and Adolescents | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary24/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents-march-2014
     March 11, 2014 - referral to treatment (SBIRT) for substance use should be a part of routine health care as a method to reduce … on the benefits and harms of primary care–relevant behavioral interventions designed to prevent or reduce … included randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) or controlled clinical trials designed to prevent or reduce … identified no studies that reported adverse events related to interventions designed to prevent or reduce … The figure illustrates how interventions to prevent or reduce illicit drug use and the nonmedical use

125. Archived: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions-in-primary-care-2013
     May 15, 2013 - benefits and harms of screening and behavioral counseling interventions in primary care settings to reduce … These interventions also reduce weekly alcohol consumption rates and increase adherence to recommended … However, studies in the general adult population show that such interventions reduce alcohol consumption … Studies show that behavioral counseling interventions reduce binge drinking. … Screening, Behavioral Counseling, and Referral in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse.

126. Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 20, 2019 - BRCA2 increase risks for breast, ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer in women; interventions reduce … related cancer, the benefits and harms of risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing to reduce … 4 Do interventions reduce the incidence of BRCA1/2-related cancer and mortality in women at increased … (Includes improved patient knowledge, understanding of benefits and harms of interventions to reduce … Risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing to reduce BRCA1/2-related cancer incidence and

127. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2014 - vitamin D deficiency) may share risk factors and contribute to one another. 3  Thus, interventions to reduce … factors for 1 or more geriatric syndromes, who could receive 1 of several interventions developed to reduce … Similarly, topics related to the prevention of falls, such as interventions to reduce disability, could … at risk, categorization of interventions, and standards of outcome measurement and reporting and to reduce … A multifactorial intervention to reduce the risk of falling among elderly people living in the community

128. Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - insufficient evidence to determine whether clinician counseling is effective in changing patient behaviors to reduce … These studies support the hypothesis that preventing sunburn, especially in childhood, may reduce the … cancer include avoiding direct exposure to midday sun (between the hours of 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM) to reduce … There is little direct evidence, however, that any of these interventions reduce skin cancer morbidity … This study did not provide sufficient evidence that skin self-examination would reduce the incidence

129. Final Research Plan: Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-use-intervention-prevention-cessation-children-adolescents
     June 27, 2024 - increase tobacco cessation rates in children and adolescents improve health and related outcomes and reduce … , or varenicline tartrate) Interventions targeting parents or caregivers as a means to prevent or reduce

130. Archived: Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
     August 06, 2015 - testing for herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and 2 in asymptomatic nonpregnant adults and adolescents reduce … Does serologic screening for HSV-2 or paired testing for HSV-1 and HSV-2 in pregnant women reduce neonatal … medications (acyclovir, famciclovir, or valacyclovir) to prevent symptomatic episodes of genital herpes or reduce

131. Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on PrEP for HIV Prevention (pdf file)
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     August 22, 2023 - “PrEP is an essential tool to help reduce rates of HIV in our nation,” says Task Force member John B. … The Task Force is calling for more research on how to reduce barriers in communities most impacted by

132. Let's Talk About It: Starting Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/lets-talk-about-it-aspirin-cvd-prevention-guide.pdf
     April 26, 2022 - 4 What are other ways to reduce my heart disease or stroke risk? … 2 What are other ways to reduce my heart disease or stroke risk?

133. Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence - Table 4 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2009 - preventable burden A screening program that incorporates the option of CT colonography could help reduce

134. JAMA (pdf file)
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     May 13, 2025 - Results | We found no new studies addressing the effective- ness of screening to reduce congenital syphilis … Infection During Pregnancy Key questions Does screening for syphilis in pregnant adolescents and adults reduce … reviews on screening for syphilis in pregnancy that supports the need for 2-step serologic screening to reduce

135. Archived: Reducing Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/reducing-risk-for-mother-to-infant-transmission-of-hepatitis-c-virus-a-systematic-review-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
     November 15, 2012 - Conclusion:  No intervention has been clearly demonstrated to reduce the risk for mother-to-infant HCV … status might lead to other interventions during labor and delivery or in the perinatal period that reduce … are advised to avoid breastfeeding and deliver by elective cesarean if they are viremic in order to reduce … leading cause of childhood HCV infection, and identification of effective management strategies to reduce … use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant HIV-1-infected women for maternal health and interventions to reduce

136. Archived: Final Research Plan: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan109/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
     August 14, 2014 - How effectively does screening for preeclampsia reduce … What established protocols for preeclampsia management and treatment are known to reduce morbidity and

137. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     or phone interaction with a health care provider, print materials, and computer applications, can reduce

138. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/high-blood-pressure-adults-children-adolescents-screening-2003
     April 01, 2003 - Treatment of elevated blood pressure in adults can reduce cardiovascular events. … evidence supports the effectiveness of screening adults to detect hypertension and treating them to reduce … for hypertension has traditionally been defined as pharmacological or nonpharmacological therapy to reduce … Recent trials have shown, however, that the ability of a pharmacological treatment to reduce undesirable … Systematic review of long term effects of advice to reduce dietary salt in adults.

139. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-familial-hypercholesterolemia/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
     August 09, 2016 - and Relevance: Screening can detect FH in children, and lipid-lowering treatment in childhood can reduce … children. 11 Lipid-lowering treatment before clinically significant atherosclerosis develops could reduce … Does screening for familial hypercholesterolemia in asymptomatic children and adolescents delay or reduce … hypercholesterolemia in asymptomatic children and adolescents improve intermediate outcomes (i.e., reduce … with lifestyle modifications and/or lipid-lowering medications in children and adolescents delay or reduce

140. Screening for Genital Herpes - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2005 - Screening for Genital Herpes - Recommendation Statement screening tests for HSV antibody does not reduce … • There is fair evidence that antiviral therapy in late pregnancy can reduce HSV recurrence and viral … for both men and women.18 The USPSTF examined the evidence for interventions in pregnant women to reduce … pregnant women with a history of HSV.20–22 One poor-quality study examined the use of cesarean section to reduce … Once-daily valacyclovir to reduce the risk of transmission of genital herpes.