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1. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Best-Evidence Systematic Review (pdf file)
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   February 01, 2005 - and never smokers by age. … Selective screening for AAAs only in current smokers, and not former smokers, is too restrictive, since … patients with diabetes (OR, 0.52 [CI, P at ie nt s w ith A A A , % 50–54 Age, y Never smoker … Ever smoker 55–59 60–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure 3. … ) x (AAA prevalence in never smokers)] Ever smokers AAAs in ever smokers: n x (smoking prevalence)

2. Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   July 30, 2013 - Approximately 20% of Americans currently are smokers, and many more are former smokers 12 ; thus, lung … Lung carcinoma in former smokers. Cancer . 1996;78:1004-10. … history CT ( n = 1276) vs. annual clinic review (n = 96) Mean age: 64.3 vs. 64.6 y Current smoker … y (SD, 6), smoking history of 15 cigarettes/d for >25 y or >10 cigarettes/d for >30 y and if former smoker … smokers: 42 vs. 42 Never smokers: 45 vs. 44 NLST-eligible: 20 vs. 21 Family history:

3. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   July 30, 2013 - Approximately 20% of Americans currently are smokers, and many more are former smokers 12 ; thus, lung … Lung carcinoma in former smokers. Cancer . 1996;78:1004-10. … CT ( n = 1276) vs. annual clinic review (n = 96) Mean age: 64.3 vs. 64.6 y Current smoker … y (SD, 6), smoking history of 15 cigarettes/d for >25 y or >10 cigarettes/d for >30 y and if former smoker … smokers: 42 vs. 42 Never smokers: 45 vs. 44 NLST-eligible: 20 vs. 21 Family history:

4. Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence - Table 5 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   February 01, 2009 - Suspicious lung lesions are identified by CT screening in about 13% of at-risk individuals, such as ever-smokers … mammograms. 28 Costs The costs of creating the infrastructure to deliver this service to all smokers … and ex-smokers would be large.

5. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   February 15, 2005 - and never smokers by age. … Selective screening for AAAs only in current smokers, and not former smokers, is too restrictive, since … ) + (1- smoking prevalence) x (AAA prevalence in never smokers)] Ever smokers AAAs in ever smokers … The key variable in this model is the relative prevalence of AAAs in ever smokers versus never smokers … with ever smokers.

6. Archived: Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   April 05, 2016 - The LFQ assigns scores to age; smoking history (pack-years, never/current/former smoker); and presence … Symptom-based questionnaire for identifying COPD in smokers. … Efficacy of confronting smokers with airflow limitation for smoking cessation. … Smoking characteristics: differences in attitudes and dependence between healthy smokers and smokers … 35 (13.0) c , e Parkes et al, 41 2008 561 Aged ≥35 y; patient record indicates was a smoker

7. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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   April 05, 2016 - There was not strong evidence to support that screening and supplying smokers with spirometry results … The LFQ as- signs scores to age; smoking history (pack-years, never/current/ former smoker); and presence … to quit smoking 35 (13.0)c,e Parkes et al,41 2008 561 Aged ≥35 y; patient record indicates was a smoker … Efficacy of confronting smokers with airflow limitation for smoking cessation. … Smoking characteristics: differences in attitudes and dependence between healthy smokers and smokers

8. Archived: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   March 15, 2008 - in the past ("ever smokers"), who are 40 years of age or older, and who have severe or very severe COPD … Fair evidence indicates that spirometry can lead to substantial overdiagnosis of COPD in "never smokers … , and for smokers younger than 40 years of age. … Airflow obstruction was more common in current or past smokers. … Risk of over-diagnosis of COPD in asymptomatic elderly never-smokers.

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   September 01, 2013 - Among heavy smokers, lung cancer accounts for 33% of overall mortality (5). … Patterns of absolute risk of lung cancer mortality in former smokers. … pack-year history CT (n � 1276) vs. annual clinic review (n � 1196) Mean age: 64.3 vs. 64.6 y Current smoker … y (SD, 6); smoking history of 15 cigarettes/d for �25 y or �10 cigarettes/d for �30 y and if former smoker … (n � 77 456) Men: 50 vs. 50 White: 86 vs. 85 Current smokers: 10 vs. 10 Former smokers: 42 vs. 42 Never

10. Archived: Tobacco Use Prevention: Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 1996 - Heart disease mortality in nonsmokers living with smokers. … Nurse-assisted counseling for smokers in primary care. … Encouraging primary care physicians to help smokers quit: a randomized, controlled trial. … Health education for pregnant smokers: its behavioral impact and cost benefit. … Are physicians advising smokers to quit? The patient's perspective.

11. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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    July 30, 2013 - are 55 to 80 years old and have a 30 pack year or greater history of smoking, who are either current smokers … LeFevre also cautions, “It’s important to remember that helping smokers stop smoking and protecting … non-smokers from exposure to tobacco smoke are the most effective ways to decrease the sickness and

12. Draft Recommendation: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 07, 2020 - 90% of all lung cancer cases, 2 with a relative risk of lung cancer approximately 20-fold higher in smokers … Smoking Cessation Counseling All persons enrolled in a screening program who are current smokers should … accumulate fewer pack-years than male smokers, 23 and a strategy of screening persons ages 50 to 80 … Evaluation of USPSTF lung cancer screening guidelines among African American adult smokers. … Variations in lung cancer risk among smokers.

13. Archived: Evidence Summary: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 11, 2012 - The definition of what constituted a smoker at baseline and the primary outcome measure differed among … The authors do not report whether baseline smokers were included in the follow-up. … Children and Adolescents Study, Year (Reference) Analyzed, n Definition of Smoker … * Includes self-described experimenters and smokers. … Brief motivational intervention for adolescent smokers in medical settings. 

14. Archived: Evidence Summary: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 11, 2012 - The definition of what constituted a smoker at baseline and the primary outcome measure differed among … The authors do not report whether baseline smokers were included in the follow-up. … Children and Adolescents Study, Year (Reference) Analyzed, n Definition of Smoker … * Includes self-described experimenters and smokers. … Brief motivational intervention for adolescent smokers in medical settings. 

15. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommends Lung Cancer Screening for High-Risk Populations in Final Statement (pdf file)
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    December 31, 2013 - between 55 and 80 years old who are at high risk for lung cancer because they are either current heavy smokers … or former heavy smokers who have quit within the past 15 years. … and death associated with lung cancer is to promote smoking cessation and protect people who are non-smokers

16. Archived: Published Response - Will Recommendations against Spirometry Make Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Harder to Treat?: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 15, 2008 - effective therapy was tobacco cessation interventions, which the USPSTF already recommends for all adult smokers … Petty and Mannino argue that providing smokers with spirometry results may motivate them to quit smoking … spirometry, the only definite conclusion that can be drawn is that communicating spirometry results to smokers

17. Archived: Published Response - Will Recommendations against Spirometry Make Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Harder to Treat?: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 15, 2008 - effective therapy was tobacco cessation interventions, which the USPSTF already recommends for all adult smokers … Petty and Mannino argue that providing smokers with spirometry results may motivate them to quit smoking … spirometry, the only definite conclusion that can be drawn is that communicating spirometry results to smokers

18. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Seeks Comments on Draft Recommendation Statement for Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2015 - recommends that clinicians ask all adults and pregnant women about smoking and offer interventions to help smokers … It is estimated that 42.1 million U.S. adults (almost 18% of the population) are current smokers. … Clinicians should ask all patients whether they smoke, and provide appropriate interventions to help smokers

19. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Spirometry: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2008 - However, fair evidence shows that providing smokers with spirometry results does not independently improve … in the past (“ever smokers”), who are 40 years of age or older, and who have severe or very severe COPD … , and for smokers younger than 40 years of age. … Airflow obstruction was more common in current or past smokers. … Risk of over-diagnosis of COPD in asymptomatic elderly never-smokers.

20. Archived: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 05, 2016 - cases occur in current or former smokers. … In addition, trials are needed that assess the effects of screening among current and previous smokers … The USPSTF received requests for clarification about whether high-risk groups, such as current smokers … Symptom-based questionnaire for identifying COPD in smokers. … Efficacy of confronting smokers with airflow limitation for smoking cessation.