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161. Archived: Evidence Summary: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2013 - Mutations in breast cancer susceptibility genes ( BRCA1 and BRCA2 ) are associated with increased risks … Force (USPSTF) recommended in 2005 that women whose family histories are associated with increased risks … Deleterious mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are associated with increased risks for breast … For example, women with BRCA1 mutations have higher risks for ovarian cancer than those with BRCA2 … Each step requires careful interpretation of information, consideration of risks, weighing of benefits

162. Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2022 - Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents The USPSTF recognizes … Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and … • All children aged 12 to 18 years are at risk of depression and should be screened. … However, there are some factors that increase the risk. … Some gender identities and sexual orientations may increase risk of depression.

163. Use of Medications to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review of the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - A recent meta-analysis of tamoxifen trials indicated that risks for endometrial can- cer, deep venous … Worry about side effects, belief that benefits were not worth the risks, and taking pills were cited … family member with breast cancer (20% vs. 9%) and believed that the benefits of tamoxifen outweigh the risks … because they inadequately described the population and follow-up (97), provided estimates for 1-year risks … Preferences of Women Evaluating Risks of Tamoxifen (POWER) study of preferences for tamoxifen for breast

164. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - prospective risk factors for a suicide.8 Although prior suicide attempts are a key risk factor, two-thirds … Still, deliberate self-harm is a recurrent behavior with important long-term risks. … and clinical reasons, excluded patients at the highest risk. … to risk severity. … Screening for Suicide Risk.

165. Screening and Interventions for Childhood Overweight: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2005 - This increase represents a major public health concern with the potential for future health risks and … for overweight) on any of these risks factors or morbidities. … Current literature is primarily cross- sectional, presents relative risks without absolute risks, or … Risks and consequences of childhood and adolescent obesity. … Measurement and long-term health risks of child and adolescent fatness.

166. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - In analyses of all doses, aspirin reduced the risk for nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) (relative … tiplying the sample size of the control group by the mean follow-up years), thereby assuming constant risks … risks (RRs) from the included CVD pri- mary prevention trials evaluating aspirin doses of 100 mg or … is higher than that for the aver- age population and high enough to outweigh the seri- ous bleeding risks … Bleeding risks with aspirin use for primary prevention in adults: a systematic evidence review for the

167. Screening and Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2009 - and harms of screening, the accuracy of primary care–feasible screening tests, and the benefits and risks … Most people who develop MDD have multiple risk factors. … Observa- tional studies of risks for longer-term outcomes, includ- ing mania precipitation, with use … and harms of screening, the accuracy of primary care–feasible screening tests, and the benefits and risks … Pooled absolute risk differences were cal- culated.

168. Ced9Pf3Pnuhruptzxqza-N (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - However, prior pro- jected population risks were based on exposure from screening only and assumed only … Comparison of Lifetime Attributable Risks for Radiation-Induced Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Death … Lifetime Attributable Risks for Radiation-Induced Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Death for Different … Health Risks from Ex- posure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: BEIR VII Phase 2. … Radiation doses and cancer risks from breast imag- ing studies. Radiology. 2010;257:246-53.

169. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Prostate cancer accounted for an estimated 244,000 new cases and 40,400 deaths in the U.S. in 1995. 1 Risk … age-adjusted death rate from prostate cancer increased by over 20% between 1973 and 1991. 3 The lifetime risk … A case-control study found little evidence that DRE screening prevents metastatic disease the relative … risk of metastatic prostate cancer for men with one or more screening DREs compared with men with none … Subjecting these men to the risks of biopsy and treatment is often unwarranted, and many proponents of

170. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2003 - The relationship between SBP and DBP and cardiovascular risk is continuous and graded. … However, there are limited data on the benefits or risks of screening and treating such underlying causes … The risks associated with elevated blood pressure and the potential benefits of screening and subsequent … than those at lower risk for future adverse cardiovascular events. … Risks of untreated and treated isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly: meta-analysis of outcome

171. Archived: How Did the USPSTF Arrive at This Recommendation?: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 11, 2012 - What are the risk factors for getting prostate cancer? I am an African American man. … still have questions about the recommendation, the science, or your own balancing of the potential risks … What are the risk factors for getting prostate cancer? … to your doctor about your individual considerations regarding the disease in comparison to the risks … You should expect a balanced discussion about the possibility of benefit and the risk of harms.

172. Archived: Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults and Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 20, 2014 - Grade: I Statement Risk Assessment Suicide risk varies by age, sex, and race/ethnicity. … It is critical that more investigations on the benefits and risks of interventions targeting average- … and high-risk adolescents be conducted. … A single large trial of older primary care patients reported a 20% reduction in the relative risk for … for suicide and that physicians should screen for depression or suicidal risk in those with risk factors

173. Archived: Drug Abuse: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Discussion Many Americans face substantial health risks … detected by toxicologic screening. 79 Routine screening in asymptomatic individuals also poses important risks … All pregnant women should be advised about the potential risks to the fetus of drug use during pregnancy … All patients who report potentially harmful use of drugs should be informed of the risks associated with … Perinatal screening for drugs of abuse: reassessment of current practice in a high-risk area.

174. Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2022 - Psychiatric disorders and previous suicide attempts increase suicide risk. … However, there are some factors that increase the risk. … risk factors might help identify patients at higher risk. … Psychotherapy also demonstrated improvements in clinical response and loss of diag- nosis (relative risk … Pharma- cotherapy also demonstrated benefit for loss of diagnosis (pooled relative risk, 1.20 [95% CI

175. 0306 AHRQ AAA_provider F.indd (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2009 - y Men aged 65–75 who have never smoked and men age <65 are at lower risk for AAAs, particularly AAAs … y Women are at lower risk for AAAs. … The main risk of an aneurysm is rupture. … The risk of rupture is proportional to aneurysm size. … Help men aged 65–75 who have ever smoked work through the decision to be screened by presenting the risks

176. Archived: Evidence Summary: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 11, 2019 - (11 trials; relative risk [RR], 0.46 [95% CI, 0.33-0.66]; I 2 = 67%; absolute risk reduction [ARD] … Data Synthesis Meta-analysis was conducted to calculate pooled relative risks (RRs) for effects of … 0.54 (0.37-0.79) 72 Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; PrEP, preexposure prophylaxis; RR, relative … 2.10) 0 Abbreviations: MSM, men who have sex with men; PrEP, preexposure prophylaxis; RR, relative … difference; ARR, adjusted relative risk; AUROC, area under the receiver operating characteristics curve

177. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendations Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2010 - multi- component trials is needed to confirm maintenance of treatment effect and to assess longer-term risks … Other harms, such as risk of exercise-induced injuries, were con- sidered minimal. … that a clini- cian’s assessment should include a BMI calculation as well as medical and behavioral risks … Risks and conse- quences of childhood and adolescent obe- sity. … Incidence and risk factors for perioperative adverse respiratory events in children who are obese.

178. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 09, 2001 - The relative risk reductions for CHD events ranged from 19% to 37% and for CHD mortality from 20% to … the relative risk of CHD events by 31% and total mortality by 22%. … Drug therapy for lipid disorders reduces the relative risk for CHD events by 30%. … These women appeared to have a relative risk reduction for first CHD events similar to that for men, … Some epidemiologic studies have found that the relative risk of elevated cholesterol is attenuated in

179. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cancer: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 11, 2016 - Data Synthesis: In CVD primary prevention trials, cancer mortality (relative risk [RR], 0.96 [95% CI … Figure 3 displays two forest plots of studies reporting the relative risk for the intervention group … Appendix Figure 2 displays a forest plot of studies reporting the relative risk for the intervention … Appendix Figure 3 displays a forest plot of studies reporting the relative risk for the intervention … Appendix Figure 4 displays a forest plot of studies reporting the relative risk for the intervention

180. Recommendation: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 11, 2022 - However, there are some factors that increase the risk. … Some gender identities and sexual orientations may increase risk of depression. … help identify patients at higher risk. … Psychotherapy also demonstrated improvements in clinical response and loss of diagnosis (relative risk … Pharmacotherapy also demonstrated benefit for loss of diagnosis (pooled relative risk, 1.20 [95% CI,