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21. Archived: Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Preventive Medication, 2002 and 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/v2-menopausal-hormone-therapy-preventive-medicatio
    May 09, 2005 - Women and their clinicians should discuss the balance of risks and benefits before deciding to initiate … For example, for combined estrogen and progestin, some risks (such as the risks for venous thromboembolism … meta-analysis of 22 trials of estrogen reported an overall 27-percent reduction in non-vertebral fractures (relative … Results of a meta-analysis of 29 good-quality observational studies of endometrial cancer reported a relative … risk of 2.3 for users of unopposed estrogen compared with nonusers.21 Risks increased with increasing

22. Archived: Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Preventive Medication, 2002 and 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/menopausal-hormone-therapy-preventive-medication-2002-2005
    May 09, 2005 - Women and their clinicians should discuss the balance of risks and benefits before deciding to initiate … For example, for combined estrogen and progestin, some risks (such as the risks for venous thromboembolism … meta-analysis of 22 trials of estrogen reported an overall 27-percent reduction in non-vertebral fractures (relative … Results of a meta-analysis of 29 good-quality observational studies of endometrial cancer reported a relative … risk of 2.3 for users of unopposed estrogen compared with nonusers.21 Risks increased with increasing

23. Hormone Therapy for the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/s9NcVWwGErrH9b9M_6NryW
    May 01, 2005 - Women and their clinicians should discuss the balance of risks and benefits before deciding to initiate … For example, for combined estrogen and progestin, some risks (such as the risks for venous thromboembolism … meta-analysis of 22 trials of estrogen reported an overall 27% reduction in non-vertebral fractures (relative … Results of a meta-analysis of 29 good-quality observational studies of endometrial cancer reported a relative … risk of 2.3 for users of unopposed estrogen compared with nonusers.21 Risks increased with increasing

24. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults - Figure 1 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/reconsidering-approach-prevention-recommendations-older-adults-figure-1
    December 01, 2010 - * Risk factors include increasing age, baseline functional impairment and limitations, incontinence … , polypharmacy, medical risks, or sensory and cognitive deficits. … This version represents an approach to identifying high-risk patients with common risk factors for one … , medical risks, or sensory and cognitive deficits. … The interventions for high-risk older adults includes: home inspections, exercise and rehabilitation

25. Archived: Evidence Summary: NSAIDs: Aspirin/NSAIDs for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-nsaids/aspirin-nsaids-for-prevention-of-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication-2007
    March 15, 2007 - Confounders Addressed in Adjusted Relative Risks among the Included Case-Control Studies: Use of Nonaspirin … Confounders Addressed in Adjusted Relative Risks among the Included Case-Control Studies: Duration of … We chose relative risk as the effect measure. … Confounders Addressed in Adjusted Relative Risks among the Included Case-Control Studies: Use of Nonaspirin … Confounders Addressed in Adjusted Relative Risks among the Included Case-Control Studies: Duration of

26. Prevention of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    May 22, 2012 - Grade: B Do not automatically perform an in-depth multifactorial risk assessment with comprehensive … management of identified risks to prevent falls. … Grade: C Risk Assessment Primary care clinicians can consider the following factors to identify … older adults at increased risk for falls: a history of falls, a history of mobility problems, and … Multifactorial risk assessment with comprehensive management of identified risks has at least a small

27. Procedure Manual Appendix IX. Factors to Consider When Recommending Starting and Stopping Times for Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-ix-factors-consider-when-recommending-starting-and-stopping-times-screening
    July 01, 2017 - factors should be considered when recommending initiation of screening: Whether the attributable risk … , ethnicity, particular behaviors (e.g., sexually active), and/or comorbid conditions or biological risk … Whether the potential to avert risk and burden is decreased by competing risks, such as short life expectancy … factors should be considered when recommending termination of screening: Whether the attributable risk … Whether the potential to avert risk and burden is decreased by competing risks, such as short life expectancy

28. Procedure Manual Appendix IX. Factors to Consider When Recommending Starting and Stopping Times for Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-ix-factors-consider-when-recommending-starting-and-stopping-times-screening
    July 01, 2017 - factors should be considered when recommending initiation of screening: Whether the attributable risk … , ethnicity, particular behaviors (e.g., sexually active), and/or comorbid conditions or biological risk … Whether the potential to avert risk and burden is decreased by competing risks, such as short life expectancy … Whether the feasibility, efficacy, and/or harms of treatment of the risk factor or target condition differ … Whether the potential to avert risk and burden is decreased by competing risks, such as short life expectancy

29. Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/V7SNHdqvUyT7e2hQt5HbFp
    December 12, 2017 - Absent meta-analytic esti- mates, relative risks of outcomes of interest were based primarily on a recent … WHIMS did not find an elevated risk of mild cog- nitive impairment.72 Based on the WHI data, risks for … Point estimate is slightly different from estimate reported in Manson et al15 because of the use of relative … risks instead of hazard ratios. … Relative risks (RRs) were calculated to determine absolute risk reductions and increases presented in

30. Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Updated Modeling Study for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    April 26, 2022 - In all scenarios, non-CRC benefits and harms were assumed to take effect immediately, and relative risks … of Effects of Using Low-Dose (≤100 mg/d) Aspirin for Primary Prevention of CRC and CVD Parameter Relative … was lower and had a narrower confidence interval compared with the corre- sponding finding in 2016 (relative … for CRC incidence and affects fatal major gastrointestinal bleeding risks. … constant over time, but life- time net benefits of aspirin would be higher if these relative risks de

31. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication
    September 28, 2021 - Aspirin use was significantly associated with lower risk of preeclampsia (pooled relative risk [RR], … Pooled estimates of the relative risks of health outcomes associated with aspirin use were generated … .12), or fetal intracranial bleeding (P = .34), and the relative risks in the increased-risk population … , No. of studies (No. analyzed) a Pooled RR,  random-effects model (95% CI) b I 2 , % τ 2 Relative … risk, range ARD Relative risk, median (IQR) ARD (range) Perinatal mortality 15 (15,527

32. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Consumer Guide (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Yuj3Md9rNMCvcktoBsWjh3
    June 01, 2016 - The risk of developing CRC increases as people get older. … Men have a slightly higher risk than women of developing CRC. … The risks and benefi ts of different screening methods vary. … risks and benefi ts of different screening methods vary Although all the recommended CRC screening … and the risks are higher for adults ages 76 to 85 than for adults ages 50 to 75.

33. USPSTF Issues Draft Recommendation Statements on Prevention of Falls and Fractures (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/falls-and-fractures-prevention-drs-combined-news-bulletin.pdf
    October 23, 2017 - recommends that based on an individual’s circumstances, clinicians selectively check older adults’ risks … for falls and then offer tailored interventions that address those specific risks. … Exercise can help prevent falls among adults who are at increased risk. … In addition, multifactorial interventions—a way for clinicians to assess and address risks of falling … , and an increased risk of falls.

34. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Food Insecurity (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/food-insecurity-draft-bulletin.pdf
    July 22, 2024 - Native people; LGBT people; older adults; individuals with disabilities; and veterans, are at higher risk … reviewed this topic and the first topic to come out of our recent work on how best to incorporate social risk … “The Task Force recognizes the complexities of addressing social risks like food insecurity in primary … evidence, challenges of addressing this issue in primary care, and unique aspects of mitigating social risks

35. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/n4sdjxShTApRE6UxvyYuzG
    November 01, 2008 - The risks and benefits of these screening meth- ods vary. … The risks and benefits of these screening methods vary. … However, the potential risk from this low-dose exposure remains uncertain. … Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: BEIR VII, Phase 2. … The risks and benefits of these screening m ethods vary.

36. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
    October 15, 2008 - The risks and benefits of these screening methods vary. … The risks and benefits of these screening methods vary. … The risks for perforation associated with screening CT colonography in research settings are estimated … Also needed are studies of the benefits and risks of detection and subsequent evaluation of extracolonic … Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: BEIR VII, Phase 2.

37. USPSTF Issues Two New Recommendations: Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/obesephysactivitybulletin.pdf
    June 26, 2012 - “The good news is that even modest weight loss can reduce health risks for people who are obese. … This recommendation is intended to improve all health outcomes, and not only risks for cardiovascular … In a separate recommendation, the Task Force determined that for people who have low risk for heart … choices, such as a healthful diet and physical activity, offers only small benefits in reducing the risk … Force also stated that this counseling may be beneficial to some people, depending on their individual risk

38. USPSTF Issues Final Recommendation Statements on Prevention of Falls and Fractures (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/falls-fractures-final-rec-statements-bulletin.pdf
    April 17, 2018 - recommends that based on an individual’s circumstances, clinicians selectively check older adults’ risks … for falls and then offer tailored interventions that address those specific risks. … Exercise can help prevent falls among adults who are at increased risk. … In addition, multifactorial interventions—a way for clinicians to assess and address risks of falling … , and an increased risk of falls.

39. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors for Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/EppFbhnDEX5UtYWrTkLEhT
    March 01, 2007 - We chose relative risk as the effect measure. … We directly abstracted point esti- mates of the adjusted relative risks and their 95% CIs from the reports … NSAIDs [54]; 1.43 (0.99–2.07) for rofecoxib vs. celecoxib [58] * Data reported are relative risks (95% … Confounders Addressed in Adjusted Relative Risks among the Included Case–Control Studies: Use of Nonaspirin … Confounders Addressed in Adjusted Relative Risks among the Included Case–Control Studies: Duration of

40. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/falls-prevention-older-adults-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
    January 08, 2024 - recommends exercise interventions to prevent falls in adults 65 years or older who are at increased risk … with their older patients about whether additional interventions might be helpful to reduce their risk … Other risk factors include sensory problems, medications that may increase fall risk, hazards at home … Multifactorial interventions are a way to assess and address the risks of falling that are tailored to … , developed to help address the individual’s specific risks.