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101. Final Research Plan: Thyroid Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan144/thyroid-cancer-screening
     April 23, 2015 - screening for thyroid cancer (by palpation or ultrasound) in average-risk adults reduce risk for thyroid-specific … combination of one or more risk factors (e.g., family history or radiation exposure) reduce risk for thyroid-specific … Does treatment of screen-detected thyroid cancer reduce thyroid-specific mortality or morbidity or all-cause … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).  

102. Archived: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-2014
     June 23, 2014 - Early open surgery for the treatment of smaller AAAs does not reduce AAA-specific or all-cause mortality … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decisionmaking to the specific patient or … Men Ages 65 to 75 Years Who Have Never Smoked Screening men overall reduces AAA-specific death, rupture … It detected no difference in the rate of AAA rupture, AAA-specific mortality, or all-cause mortality … However, the randomized trials of screening for AAA did not gather specific data about participants'

103. Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan105/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
     September 25, 2014 - Moving from left to right, the figure depicts the accuracy and reliability of two specific screening … quality of life, reduces active TB disease incidence, reduces transmission of TB, or reduces disease-specific … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).   … to active TB disease); reduction in transmission; quality of life; reduction in mortality (disease-specific … from hepatotoxicity, nausea, vomiting, peripheral neuropathy, development of drug-resistant TB, other specific

104. Archived: Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan105/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
     September 25, 2014 - Moving from left to right, the figure depicts the accuracy and reliability of two specific screening … quality of life, reduces active TB disease incidence, reduces transmission of TB, or reduces disease-specific … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).   … to active TB disease); reduction in transmission; quality of life; reduction in mortality (disease-specific … from hepatotoxicity, nausea, vomiting, peripheral neuropathy, development of drug-resistant TB, other specific

105. Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
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     June 15, 2017 - Risk Assessment All children and adolescents are at risk for obesity and should be screened; specific … Obesity is defined as an age- and sex-specific BMI in the 95th percentile or greater.

106. Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/XJDNVYtZUo-CJJcsWum98D
     October 12, 2012 - Risk factors for a specific chronic disease or individual characteristics that affect the likelihood … of a specific therapy-associated adverse event may cause a woman’s net balance of benefits and harms

107. untitled (pdf file)
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     March 07, 2017 - T he US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes rec-ommendations about the effectiveness of specific … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific patient or … This statement does not apply to specific disorders for which the USPSTF already recommends screening … Grade: I (insufficient evidence) Note: This statement does not apply to specific disorders for which … morbidity, or reduce disease-specific or all-cause mortality.

108. peds20151711 1..8 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommendations about the effectiveness of specific … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision-making to the specific patient or … Studies on the feasibility of speech- and language-specific screening as part of routine developmental … More information about the specific factors associated with intervention effectiveness, including the … Specific language impairment is one of the most common childhood disorders, affecting 7% of children.

109. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-2008
     August 05, 2008 - Screening Tests The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is more sensitive than the digital rectal … Prevalence of prostate cancer among men with a prostate-specific antigen level <4.0 ng per milliliter … Benefits and harms of prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer: an evidence update for … A prospective evaluation of plasma prostate-specific antigen for detection of prostatic cancer. … Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) best practice policy.

110. Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breast-cancer-screening-adults
     May 06, 2021 - supplemental imaging, or personalization based on risk factors) on breast cancer morbidity and breast cancer–specific … How do the personal preferences of specific populations (including those that are under-represented in … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs). … USPSTF revised the Contextual Question on racism and inequities in breast cancer mortality to be more specific

111. Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breast-cancer-screening
     May 06, 2021 - supplemental imaging, or personalization based on risk factors) on breast cancer morbidity and breast cancer–specific … How do the personal preferences of specific populations (including those that are under-represented in … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs). … USPSTF revised the Contextual Question on racism and inequities in breast cancer mortality to be more specific

112. Draft Research Plan: Chronic Kidney Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/chronic-kidney-disease-screening
     January 19, 2023 - diet approaches or medication dose), and to the extent possible, whether interventions tailored to specific … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions. … antagonist (finerenone) Loop diuretics Targeting thresholds of blood pressure control independent of specific … Progression to stage 4 or stage 4/5 CKD KQs 2, 5, 8: Any adverse events Serious adverse events Specific

113. Final Research Plan: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
     April 06, 2023 - Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the Key Questions. … or bone density level; and studies with inclusion criteria designed to assemble populations with a specific … Quality Fair or good quality according to design-specific criteria. … Poor quality according to design-specific criteria.

114. USPSTF Analytic Framework for Child and Adolescent Health Topics | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 01, 2017 - The population that is the focus of the evidence for a specific preventive service appears at the left-hand … Are there accurate (i.e., sensitive and specific) screening tests available?

115. Frequently Asked Questions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/faqs/draft-faq-document/breast-cancer-screening-adults
     March 14, 2024 - Is there specific guidance for women with dense breasts? … Is there specific guidance on breast cancer screening for Black women? … For each topic we review, the Task Force follows a specific process that includes posting materials for … After reviewing the draft recommendation, the comment process includes responding to specific questions

116. First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/tfannrpt2011.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - In this report, the USPSTF highlights the following key areas: Evidence Gaps Relating to Specific … High-Priority Evidence Gaps in Clinical Preventive Services Targeting Specific Populations and Age … Complete Listing of All USPSTF Specific Recommendations as of September 2011 ..................... … When supported by the evidence, Task Force recommendations provide specific information regarding the … recommendations (topics can encompass multiple specific recommendations).

117. Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2021 - Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific patient or … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific patient or

118. Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/vCzPVrVJfgFWfpWRdEHMKQ
     July 01, 2012 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed new evidence on the benefits and harms of prostate-specific antigen (PSA … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific patient or … SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATION AND EVIDENCE The USPSTF recommends against prostate-specific antigen (PSA) … Adult Males Do not use prostate-specific antigen (PSA)–based screening for prostate cancer. … Prostate-Specific Antigen Best Practice Statement: 2009 Update.

119. Draft Research Plan: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/hypertensive-disorders-pregnancy-screening
     May 20, 2021 - Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs). … through a bridge search   Study Quality Good and fair quality according to USPSTF design-specific … criteria Poor quality according to USPSTF design-specific criteria Publication language English

120. Draft Research Plan: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/cervical-cancer-screening-adults-adolescents
     October 28, 2021 - Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions.   … English only Non-English publications Quality Fair- or good-quality, according to USPSTF design-specific … criteria Poor-quality, according to USPSTF design-specific criteria * HPV tests approved by