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301. Archived: Aspirin/NSAIDs for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 15, 2007 - Grade: D Risk Assessment The major risk factors for colorectal cancer are older age (older than … in average-risk individuals older than 50 years of age. … Nurses who took more than 14 aspirin tablets per week for longer than 10 years had a colorectal cancer relative … reduction in the incidence of colorectal adenomas, in which a higher aspirin dose conferred a greater relative … A prospective study of aspirin use and the risk for colorectal adenoma.

302. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: An Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2007 - The investigators found a slight decrease in the adjusted relative risk for hospitalization overall ( … The investigators noted a lower ad- justed relative risk for hospitalization for PID, but this difference … The relative risk for hospitalizations for chlamydia- related sequelae (PID, infertility, or ectopic … Age remains the strongest pre- dictor of risk in both men and women. … Not at Risk At Risk Not at Risk Direct evidence that screening reduces adverse health outcomes Good

303. Archived: Published Comment and Response: Do Lipid-Lowering Agents Provide a Greater Reduction in Cardiovascular Events among Patients with Diabetes?: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2008 - those without for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events, whether considering absolute or relative … risk reduction. … However, the USPSTF encourages clinicians to perform a global cardiovascular disease risk assessment … to determine a person's 10-year cardiovascular disease risk 2 and to screen for type 2 diabetes if knowledge … Calculate Your Risk of Coronary Heart Disease.

304. Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - trials of low-dose aspirin (≤100 mg daily) showed a 17% reduction in nonfatal MI and coronary events (relative … is sufficiently high for the benefits to outweigh the risks associated with treatment; they suggest … (>10% 10-year CVD risk) and are not at increased risk for bleeding. … In a consumer bulletin, it noted the risks for GI and intracranial bleeding and suggested that the benefits … Bleeding risks with aspirin use for primary prevention in adults: a systematic evidence review for the

305. Microsoft Word - 5As_selfmanagement.doc (pdf file)
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     support Assess: Beliefs, Behavior & Knowledge Advise: Provide specific Information about Health risks … - Develop list of benefits of behavior change/risk

306. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - assess the balance of benefits and harms of counseling adults older than 24 years about minimizing risks … assess the balance of benefits and harms of counseling adults older than 24 years about minimizing risks … easily are at increased risk for skin cancer (1). … for melanoma (risk ratio [RR], 2.37). … The interventions themselves are not associated with any known risks or harms.

307. Archived: Evidence Summary: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 03, 2003 - for blindness in one eye among diabetic persons identified by screening (the relative risk reduction … Realistic assumptions of the risk for CVD and the relative risk reduction from intensive hypertension … Thus, the relative risk reduction for diabetic complications in minority groups must be extrapolated … † Assumptions: 1.5% 5-year risk for blindness in one eye with no glycemic control; relative risk … . 10 ‡ Assumptions: 7.5% 5-year risk for CVD event with usual blood pressure control; 60  50% relative

308. Archived: Genital Herpes Simplex: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - all of whom were advised to abstain from skin-to-skin contact during active episodes and about the risks … Norway, and England, to determine the effectiveness and safety of prophylactic acyclovir in reducing the risks … Risk factors for the sexual transmission of genital herpes. … Perinatal risk associated with maternal genital herpes simplex virus infection. … Efficacy, risks, and costs. JAMA . 1993;270:77–82. [ PubMed ] 58.

309. 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 - Some persons with combina- tions of risk factors who are not members of risk factor groups listed above … Adequate evidence that the magnitude of harms of treatment is small, based on several trials showing that risks … Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection by Risk Group Risk group Proportion with HBV infection, % … analysis revealed that treatment was associated with significant reduction in mortality (3 trials; relative … risk [RR], 0.15 [95% CI, 0.03-0.69]) and lower risk of incident cirrhosis (2 trials; RR, 0.72 [95% CI

310. JAMA (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - talitytopregnantindividuals,hypertensivedisordersofpregnancycon- tributes to pregnancy-related morbidity and risks … ef- fectiveness trials involving risk assessment would have been eli- gible for inclusion (eTable 1 … edema; and liver, kidney, or hematologic involve- ment) was not statistically different between groups (relative … risk [RR], 0.79 [95% CI, 0.40-1.55]). … , not applicable; NRSI, nonrandomized study of an intervention; RCT, randomized clinical trial; RR, relative

311. Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2019 - data on risk factors that can be used to identify persons at high risk of acquiring HIV infection. … Assessment of Risk Although the USPSTF found no well-validated, accurate tools to assess risk of HIV … the risk of other STIs. … penile- vaginal intercourse, and insertive penile-vaginal intercourse carry lower but not negligible risks … with placebo or no PrEP (relative risk [RR], 0.46 [95% CI, 0.33-0.66]; absolute risk reduc- tion, −2.0%

312. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2012 - Relative Risk of Prostate Cancer Death for Men Screened With PSA Versus Control Participants, by Country … Research is needed to better understand patient and provider knowledge and values about the known risks … The risks and benefits of 5a-reductase inhibitors for prostate-cancer prevention. … Relative Risk of Prostate Cancer Death for Men Screened With PSA Versus Control Participants, by Country … Relative Risk of Prostate Cancer Death for Men Screened With PSA Versus Control Participants, by Country

313. Evidence Summary: Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
     August 20, 2024 - trials, n = 2230; 8.6% vs 19.8%; relative risk, 0.40 [95% CI, 0.26-0.61]; I 2 = 20.5%) and maternal … iron deficiency at term (6 trials, n = 2361; 46% vs 70%; relative risk, 0.47 [95% CI, 0.33-0.67]; I … the estimate was imprecise (5 trials; n = 13,610; 4.7% vs 3.1% [all studies pooled, weighted rates]; relative … difference; HDI, Human Development Index; NA, not applicable; RR, relative risk. a Statistically significant … available; OR, odds ratio; PIH, pregnancy-induced hypertension; RCT, randomized clinical trial; RR, relative

314. Screening for Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     September 14, 2021 - inflammatory disease (PID) in 2 of 4 trials and with reduced hospital-diagnosed PID (0.24% vs 0.38%); relative … behaviors or risk perception)? … of hospital-diagnosed pri- mary PID (relative risk [RR], 0.6 [95% CI, 0.4-1.0]), the absolute dif- ference … pelvic inflammatory disease; b Denominator is the number of men aged 16 to 29 years with at least 1 RR, relative … behaviors; or risk perception.

315. Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 12, 2019 - Assessment of Risk Clinical risk factors that may be associated with the development of perinatal depression … Ongoing assessment of risks that de- velop in pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period would be … of developing psychiatric disorders.29,30 Risk Factors A number of risk factors are thought to be associated … interventions were associated with a 39% reduction in the likeli- hood of perinatal depression (pooled relative … risk [RR], 0.61 [95% CI, 0.47 to 0.78]).2 Assuming a 19% baseline risk of perinatal de- pression (ie

316. Screening for Breast Cancer: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2009 - Pooled relative risk for breast cancer mortality from mammography screening trials compared with control … Risk for Breast Cancer Mortality (95% CrI) Relative Risk for Breast Cancer Mortality (95% CrI) 0.78 … monitoring tuberculosis or pneumonia, or to thera- peutic radiation for previous cancer, had increased risks … For women aged 39–49 y, the combined relative risk for breast cancer mortality for 8 trials was 0.85 … Preventive Services Task Force. * Gainesville, Florida. † Risks are not calculated because diagnostic

317. Recommendation: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 26, 2022 - For adults aged 40 to 59 years: Estimate CVD risk using a CVD risk estimator. … Both CVD risk and risk for gastrointestinal bleeding, intracranial hemorrhage, and hemorrhagic stroke … Assessment of Risk CVD Risk Older age is one of the strongest risk factors for CVD. … The ACC/AHA risk estimator is, to date, the only US-based CVD risk prediction tool that has published … the increase in relative risk does not appear to differ based on age, the absolute incidence of bleeding

318. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 30, 2013 - risk. … The risk for coronary heart disease is highest in those with a combination of risk factors. … risk factors listed below. … Overall risk assessment should include the presence and severity of the following risk factors: age, … or average cholesterol and low HDL-C. 6 According to this meta-analysis, drug therapy reduced the relative

319. Preexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Acquisition of HIV: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 23, 2023 - decrease the risk of acquiring HIV. … Importantly, risk of HIV acquisition exists on a con- tinuum, and currently available risk assessment … However, certain risk factors or behaviors are known to place persons at increased risk of HIV. … on risk assessment tools and accuracy of identifying persons at increased risk of HIV acquisitiona … of HIV acqui- sition vs placebo or no PrEP (11 trials [n = 18 172]; relative risk [RR], 0.46 [95% CI

320. Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling
     August 18, 2020 - rated as poor quality generally had several important limitations, including at least 1of the following risks … Changes in sexual risk behaviors and risks during this period may have implications for the applicability … Prevalence and risks for bacterial vaginosis in women who have sex with women. … Responding to young people’s health risks in primary care: a cluster randomised trial of training clinicians … requiring specialized health care or interventions to address sexually transmitted infection (STI) health risks