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141. Archived: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 08, 2002 - Risk for breast cancer. … Risk for adverse effects. … The relative risk reduction for breast cancer was 0.94 (95 percent CI, 0.59-1.43) for the Royal Marsden … significant difference in incidence between the tamoxifen and placebo groups in this age group. 7 The relative … Weighing the risks and benefits of tamoxifen treatment for preventing breast cancer.

142. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder: Current Research and Evidence Gaps (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/prevention-of-opioid-user-disorder-ehc-tech-brief.pdf
     May 14, 2021 - settings and may provide insight on promising training strategies to improve pain care and reduce risks … • Updated information on benefits and risks of nonpharmacologic, nonopioid pharmacologic, and opioid … Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when initiating opioids for pain … Annual Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and Outcomes. … The effectiveness and risks of long-term opioid treatment of chronic pain.

143. Recommendation: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction
     September 03, 2019 - These risks are increased in older women, although women who have had a hysterectomy are not at risk … have suggested that even women who are well informed about the risks and benefits have relatively little … These risks increase with age. … As with all of its recommendations, the USPSTF encourages clinicians to discuss with patients the risks … Risks of breast, ovarian and contralateral breast cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.

144. Final Recommendation Statement: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction
     September 03, 2019 - These risks are increased in older women, although women who have had a hysterectomy are not at risk … have suggested that even women who are well informed about the risks and benefits have relatively little … These risks increase with age. … As with all of its recommendations, the USPSTF encourages clinicians to discuss with patients the risks … Risks of breast, ovarian and contralateral breast cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.

145. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Illicit Drug Use, Including Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/illicit-drug-use-screening-interventions-bulletin%20(1).pdf
     September 09, 2019 - Screening typically involves asking one or more questions about drug use, frequency of use, or risks

146. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplements to Prevent Heart Disease and Cancer (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/vitamin-suppl-cvd-cancer-prev-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - In the absence of evidence, clinicians should talk to their patients about their risks and preferences … heart disease and cancer, there is evidence that taking vitamin E or beta-carotene does not reduce the risk … there is no benefit to taking vitamin E and that beta-carotene can be harmful because it increases the risk … of lung cancer in people already at risk, such as those who smoke, and also increases the risk of dying

147. Cancer Older Adults (pdf file)
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     September 28, 2012 - The risks of false positive screening tests have been well described elsewhere,17 and range from emotional … However, these risks have rarely been specifically described for older adults, so we can only speculate … Mathieu and colleagues developed a decision aid outlining potential risks of breast cancer screening, … In this study, clearly presenting potential risks and benefits of mammography to 70-year-old women who … The study to understand prognosis and preferences for outcomes and risks of treatments.

148. Archived: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - The pathogenesis of aneurysms is not completely understood, but well-established risk factors for AAA … of rupture (25-41% over 5 years) is substantially higher than risks from surgery. 3 While more aggressive … of rupture (25-41% over 5 years) is substantially higher than risks from surgery. 3 While more aggressive … preventing ruptured aneurysms is sufficient to justify the costs of widespread screening and the potential risks … , or smoking) are at highest risk for AAA and death due to ruptured aneurysms.

149. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Events: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer
     April 11, 2016 - In analyses of all doses, aspirin reduced the risk for nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) (relative … risks (RRs) from the included CVD primary prevention trials evaluating aspirin doses of 100 mg or less … Bleeding risks with aspirin use for primary prevention in adults: a systematic evidence review for the … Figure 1 displays a forest plot of studies reporting the relative risk for the intervention group versus … Figure 2 displays a forest plot of studies reporting the relative risk for the intervention group versus

150. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Events: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
     April 11, 2016 - In analyses of all doses, aspirin reduced the risk for nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) (relative … risks (RRs) from the included CVD primary prevention trials evaluating aspirin doses of 100 mg or less … Bleeding risks with aspirin use for primary prevention in adults: a systematic evidence review for the … Figure 1 displays a forest plot of studies reporting the relative risk for the intervention group versus … Figure 2 displays a forest plot of studies reporting the relative risk for the intervention group versus

151. Archived: C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/c-reactive-protein-as-a-risk-factor-for-coronary-heart-disease-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analyses-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors
     July 15, 2008 - For good studies that adjusted for all Framingham risk variables, the summary estimate of relative risk … CRP level was positively associated with incident CHD events in 23 of the 24 cohorts, with adjusted relative … risks that ranged from 0.98 to 2.61. … factors or calculated a Framingham risk score. 33 , 42 , 44-46 , 52 , 55-56 , 60-61 The relative risk … The relative risk was 1.53 (CI, 1.36 to 1.73) for high versus low CRP levels and 1.20 (CI, 1.12 to 1.29

152. Archived: C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/c-reactive-protein-as-a-risk-factor-for-coronary-heart-disease-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analyses-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
     July 15, 2008 - For good studies that adjusted for all Framingham risk variables, the summary estimate of relative risk … CRP level was positively associated with incident CHD events in 23 of the 24 cohorts, with adjusted relative … risks that ranged from 0.98 to 2.61. … factors or calculated a Framingham risk score. 33 , 42 , 44-46 , 52 , 55-56 , 60-61 The relative risk … The relative risk was 1.53 (CI, 1.36 to 1.73) for high versus low CRP levels and 1.20 (CI, 1.12 to 1.29

153. Menopausal Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - the lowest effective dose and for the shortest duration of use consistent with treatment goals and risks … Gallbladder Disease The risks for cholecystitis and cholelithiasis are both statistically significantly … for developing and dying of breast cancer, whereas estrogen alone seems to slightly reduce these risks … or without oral medroxyprogesterone acetate, 2.5 mg/d) and notes that the estimates of the absolute risks … Health risks and benefits 3 years after stopping ran- domized treatment with estrogen and progestin.

154. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/osteoporosis-screening-2002
     September 17, 2002 - density testing to identify fracture risks, effectiveness of treatment in reducing fracture risk, and … This was comparable to the magnitude of the relative risks of most of the other significant predictors … Risk Factor Relative Risk (95% confidence interval) References Age: per 2 years … risk for hip fracture with treatment 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 Relative risk for … Poor-fair: difficult to know how risks impact individual patients.

155. Recommendation: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening
     January 14, 2025 - predicted by FRAX alone and by BMD alone are similar, but both are less accurate than risks predicted … thresholds at the individual level to account for additional risks (eg, fall risk) not considered in … The pooled relative risk (RR) for the effect of screening on hip fractures was 0.83 (95% CI, 0.73-0.93 … Relative risk estimates were imprecise and CIs were wide in all these studies. 1 , 46 One cohort study … Development of prognostic nomograms for individualizing 5-year and 10-year fracture risks.

156. C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2009 - For good studies that adjusted for all Framingham risk variables, the summary estimate of relative risk … CRP level was positively associated with incident CHD events in 23 of the 24 cohorts, with adjusted relative … risks that ranged from 0.98 to 2.61. … The relative risk was 1.58 (CI, 1.37 to 1.83) for high versus low CRP levels (Figure 1) and 1.22 (CI, … The relative risk was 1.53 (CI, 1.36 to 1.73) for high versus low CRP levels and 1.20 (CI, 1.12 to 1.29

157. Information for Professionals | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation-topics/tools-and-resources-for-better-preventive-care
     assist clinicians in asking patients about their health behaviors and, if patients are found to be at risk … The clinician can motivate patients to consider a quit attempt with the "5 R's": Relevance, Risks, Rewards … Doris Duke Foundation, offers a practical approach to the identification and management of targeted risk

158. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/prevmethods.pdf
     December 01, 2010 - Multifactorial Nature of Conditions Disease or disability in geriatric populations can result from many small risks … acting together, and different per- sons will have different component risks as part of a higher risk … risk categories rather than a large improvement in a single risk category. … functional impairment and limitations, incontinence, polypharmacy, medical risks, or sensory and cognitive … However, the specific risks vary for the individual patient.

159. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Draft Recommendation Calls for More Research on How Clinicians Can Help Prevent Health Problems Related to Lead Exposure (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/lead-screening-children-pregnancy-draft-rs-bulletin.pdf
     December 03, 2018 - There have been important advances in reducing the risks of lead exposure in recent decades through … blood tests can detect elevated levels of lead in the blood, questionnaires to identify people at risk

160. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Final Recommendation Calls for More Research on How Clinicians Can Help Prevent Health Problems Related to Lead Exposure (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/lead-screening-children-pregnancy-final-rs-bulletin.pdf
     April 16, 2019 - decades, successful policy changes to remove lead from gasoline and paint have greatly lowered the risks … blood tests can detect elevated levels of lead in the blood, but questionnaires to identify people at risk