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1. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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   infection with a prevalence of ≥2% that should be screened include:  Persons born in countries and regions … -born persons not vaccinated as infants whose parents were born in regions with a very high prevalence … Household contacts or sexual partners of persons with HBV infection For more information on countries and regions

2. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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   December 01, 2020 - infection with a prevalence of ≥2% that should be screened include: • Persons born in countries and regions … and parts of South America • US-born persons not vaccinated as infants whose parents were born in regions … Household contacts or sexual partners of persons with HBV infection For more information on countries and regions

3. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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   December 15, 2020 - persons in the US are living with chronic in- fection with hepatitis B virus (HBV).1 Persons born in regions … Persons born in regions with a prevalence of HBV infection of 2% or greater, such as countries in Africa … 0.5%,8,9,11,12,14,15 which makes it reasonable to screen adolescents and adults born in countries or regions … infection with a prevalence of ≥2% that should be screened include • Persons born in countries and regions … and parts of South America • US-born persons not vaccinated as infants whose parents were born in regions

4. Recommendation: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   December 15, 2020 - infection with a prevalence of ≥2% that should be screened include: Persons born in countries and regions … , and parts of South America US-born persons not vaccinated as infants whose parents were born in regions … contacts or sexual partners of persons with HBV infection For more information on countries and regions … 11 , 12 , 14 , 15 which makes it reasonable to screen adolescents and adults born in countries or regions … adults born in the US who did not receive the HBV vaccine as infants and whose parents were born in regions

5. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   June 18, 2014 - with a prevalence of ≥2% that should be screened include: Persons born in countries and regions … -born persons not vaccinated as infants whose parents were born in regions with a very high prevalence … Persons born in regions with a prevalence of HBV infection of 2% or greater, such as countries in Africa … -born persons not vaccinated as infants whose parents were born in regions with an HBsAg prevalence of … Geographic Regions With an HBsAg Prevalence ≥2%*

6. Final Recommendation Statement: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   December 15, 2020 - persons in the US are living with chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV). 1 Persons born in regions … countries acquired HBV infection from perinatal transmission. 2 Persons born in the US with parents from regions … 11 , 12 , 14 , 15 which makes it reasonable to screen adolescents and adults born in countries or regions … adults born in the US who did not receive the HBV vaccine as infants and whose parents were born in regions … antiviral therapy was consistently associated with increased likelihood of virologic suppression across regions

7. Zr66Ep5Abbqcuqy7Ktdetn (pdf file)
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   July 01, 2014 - infection with a prevalence of ≥2% that should be screened include: • Persons born in countries and regions … -born persons not vaccinated as infants whose parents were born in regions with a very high prevalence … Geographic Regions With a Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen >2%* Region† Countries‡ Africa … In addition, the prevalence may vary within countries by subpopulation and locality. † The regions with … -born persons not vaccinated as infants whose parents were born in regions with an HBsAg prevalence of

8. Archived: Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   July 26, 2016 - with population-based skin cancer screening compared with no change or slight increases in comparison regions … was a population-based clinical visual skin cancer screening program, with trends in the surrounding regions … Over the same period in the 5 comparison regions, melanoma mortality remained stable or increased by … An observational study comparing trends in melanoma mortality in regions with and without screening. … Retrospective cohort study 23,068 23,068 Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 y residing in 1 of 11 SEER regions

9. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   July 26, 2016 - clinical visual skin examination provided through a cancer screening program with several surrounding regions … risk of dying from melanoma in the region that instituted the interventions compared with the control regions … An observational study comparing trends in melanoma mortality in regions with and without screening.

10. Screening for Skin Cancer in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    July 26, 2016 - with population-based skin cancer screening compared with no change or slight increases in comparison regions … a population-based clinical visual skin cancer screening pro- gram, with trends in the surrounding regions … Over the same period in the 5 comparison regions, melanoma mortality remained stable or in- creased by … Retrospective cohort study 23 068 23 068 Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 y residing in 1 of 11 SEER regions … an observational study comparing trends in melanoma mortality in regions with and without screening.

11. Screening for Skin Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    July 26, 2016 - clinical visual skin examination provided through a cancer screening program with several surrounding regions … of dying from melanoma in the region that instituted the interventions com- pared with the control regions … an observational study comparing trends in melanoma mortality in regions with and without screening.

12. Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2016 - It is more common in boys than in girls, in some regions of the United States, and in some races and

13. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 18, 2023 - pilot study 24 suggested a 49% lower mortality in the screening region compared with the surrounding regions … an observational study comparing trends in melanoma mortality in regions with and without screening. … Shaded regions indicate periods of active screening for the Skin Cancer Research to Provide Evidence

14. Skin Cancer Screening: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    April 18, 2023 - pilot study24 sug- gested a 49% lower mortality in the screening region compared with the surrounding regions … Shaded regions indicate periods of active screening for the Skin Cancer Research to Provide Evidence … an observational study comparing trends in melanoma mortality in regions with and without screening.

15. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2011 - Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Jennifer S. Lin, MD, MCR; Michelle Eder, PhD; and Sheila Weinmann, PhD, MPH Background: More than 2 million cases of skin canc…

16. Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 14, 2023 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Evidence Summary Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening February 14, 2023 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They should not be co…

17. Joel Tsevat, M.D., M.P.H. | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 2023 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Joel Tsevat, M.D., M.P.H. Member Joel Tsevat, M.D., M.P.H., is a general internist, professor of medicine, and Joaquin G. Cigarroa, Jr., M.D., distinguished chair in the Jo…

18. Archived: Oral Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 1996 - Studies indicate that many oral cancers occur on the floor of the mouth, the ventral and lateral regions

19. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Breast Cancer: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 11, 2016 - stages Jensen et al, 2003 75 Case series Denmark and Sweden 1996–1997 2104 50–69 Regions … with mammography screening vs. regions without Stage III or IV; median size Stage III or IV: 8.8% … 296/393) Jensen et al, 2003 75 Case series Denmark and Sweden 1996–1997 2104 50–69 Regions … with mammography screening vs. regions without Overall differences, P <0.001 Mastectomy: 61%

20. Draft Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Medication to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 28, 2023 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print in progress Draft Research Plan Breast Cancer: Medication to Reduce Risk December 28, 2023 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They sh…