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21. Medications for Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    disease Recommendation Engage in shared, informed decision making and offer to prescribe risk-reducing … Grade: B Do not prescribe risk-reducing medications.

22. Archived: Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 06, 2015 - How effective are oral antiviral medications in reducing genital HSV-2 viral shedding in asymptomatic … How effective are preventive medications and behavioral counseling interventions in reducing future symptomatic … How effective are preventive medications and behavioral counseling interventions in reducing neonatal … What are the harms of preventive medications and behavioral counseling interventions for reducing future … What are the harms of preventive medications and behavioral counseling interventions for reducing neonatal

23. Medication Use for the Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    September 03, 2019 - Do the harms of risk-reducing medications persist beyond discontinuation of use? … Does the effectiveness of risk-reducing medications persist beyond discontinuation of use? … Benefits of Risk-Reducing Medications Key Question 2. … Harms of Risk-Reducing Medications Key Question 3. … Do the harms of risk-reducing medications per- sist beyond discontinuation of use?

24. JAMA (pdf file)
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    November 12, 2019 - potentially harmful BRCA1/2 mutations, including intensive cancer screening, medications, and risk-reducing … This includes intensive screening, risk-reducing medications, and risk-reducing mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy … This in- cludes intensive screening, risk-reducing medications, and risk- reducing mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy … Risk reducing mastectomy: outcomes in 10 European centres. … Breast cancer after bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy.

25. Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer in Women: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    who are BRCA mutation carriers include earlier, more frequent, or intensive cancer screening; risk-reducing … medications (e.g., tamoxifen or raloxifene); and risk-reducing surgery (e.g., mastectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy

26. Archived: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 15, 2013 - Grade: B Do not prescribe risk-reducing medications. … At this cutoff, however, many women would not have a net benefit from risk-reducing medications. … Clinicians should clearly discuss the potential benefits and risks of risk-reducing medications with … The ideal candidates for risk-reducing medications are women who have not only a high probability of … Effectiveness of Risk-Reducing Medications To understand the effectiveness of risk-reducing medications

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    FACTS: FACT: The Task Force recognizes the value of mammography screening as an important tool in reducing … The Task Force recognizes that mammography is an important tool in reducing breast cancer deaths.

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    FACTS: FACT: The Task Force recognizes the value of mammography screening as an important tool in reducing … The Task Force recognizes that mammography is an important tool in reducing breast cancer deaths.

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    November 01, 2013 - cancer and at low risk for adverse medication effects, clinicians should offer to pre- scribe risk-reducing … At this cutoff, however, many women would not have a net benefit from risk-reducing medications. … Clinicians should clearly discuss the potential benefits and risks of risk-reducing medications with … The ideal candidates for risk- reducing medications are women who have not only a high probability of … Effectiveness of Risk-Reducing Medications To understand the effectiveness of risk-reducing med- ications

30. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Support Breastfeeding (pdf file)
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    November 18, 2024 - Learn more here Breastfeeding has proven health benefits for babies, including reducing the risk of … “Breastfeeding can help babies stay healthy by reducing their risk of infections and making it less likely

31. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 01, 2003 - Evidence indicates that reducing DBP to below 80 mm Hg appears to be beneficial for patients with hypertension … Nonpharmacologic therapies, such as reducing dietary sodium intake, potassium supplementation, increased … physical activity, weight loss, stress management, and reducing alcohol intake, are associated with … between the 2 agents. 19 Evidence is emerging that antihypertensive agents differ in efficacy in reducing … SBP. 26 Several studies have demonstrated that reducing dietary sodium intake lowers blood pressure

32. Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2003 - determine the effects of counseling on other preventive behaviors (such as wearing protective clothing, reducing … Effectiveness of Available Interventions Preventive strategies include reducing sun exposure (eg, by … Reducing Sun Exposure Avoiding direct sunlight by staying indoors or in the shade or by wearing protective … clothing is the most effective measure for reducing exposure to ultraviolet light, but there are no … Preventing Skin Cancer: Findings of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services on reducing exposure

33. Reducing Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - Reducing Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF … Reducing Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review for the … Avoidance of breastfeeding does not seem to be indicated for reducing trans- mission risk. … for vertical transmission but concluded that no preventive measures have been proven effective for reducing … If practices that are more effective at reducing transmission are preferentially used in women at higher

34. Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 03, 2019 - Does the effectiveness of risk-reducing medications persist beyond discontinuation of use? … Harms of Risk-Reducing Medications Key Question 3. … Do the harms of risk-reducing medications vary by timing of initiation or duration of use? … Do the harms of risk-reducing medications persist beyond discontinuation of use? … Tamoxifen is only effective in reducing risk for estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer.

35. Let's Talk About It: Medicines to Help Prevent Breast Cancer Discussion Guide for Healthcare Providers and Patients | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 06, 2025 - outlines basic information about risk factors for breast cancer, the potential benefits and harms of risk-reducing

36. Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (pdf file)
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    May 02, 2023 - “The Task Force continues to underscore the importance of LTBI screening in reducing rates of active … Therefore, screening for and treating LTBI are critical to reducing the burden of TB.

37. Final Research Plan: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 26, 2019 - Does the effectiveness of aspirin for reducing adverse health outcomes vary by subpopulations defined … Does the effectiveness of aspirin for reducing preeclampsia vary by subpopulations defined by personal

38. Archived: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 06, 2003 - determine the effects of counseling on other preventive behaviors (such as wearing protective clothing, reducing … Effectiveness of Available Interventions Preventive strategies include reducing sun exposure (e.g., … Reducing Sun Exposure Avoiding direct sunlight by staying indoors or in the shade or by wearing protective … clothing is the most effective measure for reducing exposure to ultraviolet light, but there are no … Preventing Skin Cancer: Findings of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services on reducing exposure

39. Tenth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 2020 - issues will help clinicians meaningfully assist patients and their families in preventing them and reducing … issues will help clinicians meaningfully assist patients and their families in preventing them and reducing

40. Archived: Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
    December 20, 2016 - How effective are oral antiviral medications in reducing genital HSV-2 viral shedding in asymptomatic … How effective are preventive medications and behavioral counseling interventions in reducing neonatal … One trial found benefit for valacyclovir compared with placebo for reducing symptomatic HSV-2 infection … How effective are oral antiviral medications in reducing genital HSV-2 viral shedding in asymptomatic … How effective are preventive medications and behavioral counseling interventions in reducing neonatal