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181. Procedure Manual Section 2. Topic Selection, Prioritization, and Updating | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-2-topic-selection-prioritization-and-updating
     June 22, 2025 - The Topic Prioritization Workgroup reviews and discusses the background paper and places each topic into … of research team, availability of review or funds from a non-USPSTF source, efficiency of combining reviews … The Topic Prioritization Workgroup reviews the previous Task Force recommendation statement and evidence … manner The organization has a written and available evidence-based methodology, including the use of systematic … reviews that assess benefits and harms, that the Task Force judges to be adequate for the topic

182. Screening for Breast Cancer: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 15, 2023 - 5-year survival regardless of the cancer subtype or stage at the time of detection.1,5-7 Previous reviews … Reviews (eMethods in the Supple- ment). … Reference lists of other systematic reviews were searched to identify additional relevant studies. … Discussion Prior screening effectiveness reviews based on large trials initiated in previous decades … In: Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.

183. Archived: Evidence Summary: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary17/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing-2013
     December 15, 2013 - quarter of 2012 for relevant English-language studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. … Randomized, controlled trials (RCTs); systematic reviews; prospective and retrospective cohort studies … Two investigators used predefined criteria for RCTs; systematic reviews; and cohort, case-control, and … reviews. … Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy. Ann Intern Med . 2008;149:889-97.

184. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 18, 2023 - Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review … were evaluated,6,10 as well as reference lists of related systematic reviews. … reviews for the USPSTF,6,10 included the following new data: 7 studies of preva- lence, 16 treatment … Despite the inclusion of new evidence, the conclusions are similar to those of the prior reviews (Table … In: Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.

185. Archived: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
     April 11, 2016 - harms was incorporated across all 3 systematic reviews. 4 , 5 The primary studies of interest for … all reviews focused on primary prevention of CVD. … Findings from the 3 coordinated systematic reviews were integral to determining the parameters and assumptions … reviews to inform its parameters and assumptions. … Aspirin for the prevention of cancer incidence and mortality: systematic evidence reviews for the U.S

186. Final Research Plan: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 21, 2021 - RCTs, controlled clinical trials, or observational studies (case-control, cohort, registry data) Systematic … reviews, case reports, or case series Publication type Original research Commentaries or editorials

187. Archived: Evidence Summary: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
     April 06, 2004 - Data Sources: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Research Effectiveness (DARE), MEDLINE … Search Strategy We identified 5 recent systematic reviews addressing primary care brief interventions … We relied on the previous USPSTF recommendation and intervening systematic reviews by others for our … We searched the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Database of Research Effectiveness (DARE) … We found 5 recent systematic reviews of interventions. 35–39  None of these adequately addressed our

188. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 09, 2017 - Recommendation Expand All Panel 1 The final Research Plan is used to guide a systematic … on the Human Development Index Study Design KQ 1: Randomized or clinical controlled trials, systematic … reviews, before-after studies, observational cohort studies, and ecologic studies with a historical

189. Procedure Manual Section 1. Overview of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Structure and Processes | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 01, 2013 - the USPSTF, and by AHRQ-designated Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs), which develop the evidence reviews … Under contract to AHRQ, EPCs conduct systematic reviews of specified questions concerning the evidence … EPC evidence reviews serve as the scientific basis for USPSTF recommendations. … process includes operationalizing the questions and outcomes of interest specified by the USPSTF for systematic … Force for discussion. 1.9.7 Draft Evidence Review Based on the final work plan, the EPC conducts a systematic

190. Skin Cancer Screening: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     April 18, 2023 - reviews.8 Ongoing surveillance was conducted through article alerts and targeted searches of high–impact-factor … using the approach described in the Methods Guide for the Effectiveness and Comparative Effec- tiveness Reviews … excision) 1 Early detection of melanoma, keratinocyte carcinomaa, precancerous lesions 4 Evidence reviews … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: grading the strength of a body … Systematic skin cancer screening in Northern Germany.

191. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 04, 2018 - Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for … In addition to these searches, reference lists of existing reviews and primary studies were scanned. … screening 3 Harms of treatment 1 Screening Treatment to prevent vertical transmission Evidence reviews … literature database searches 9 Citations identified through other sources (eg, reference lists, peer reviews … a systematic review and meta-analysis.

192. Archived: Decision Analysis: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/decision-analysis-for-aspirin/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
     April 11, 2016 - Data Sources: 3 systematic evidence reviews. … Choice of Intervention Findings from the 3 coordinated, companion systematic evidence reviews were … The systematic reviews did not find compelling evidence of differential effects by age. … The latter was not found to be statistically significant in the systematic reviews, but we included this … Aspirin for the prevention of cancer incidence and mortality: systematic evidence reviews for the U.S

193. Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     April 08, 2025 - Additional studies were sought by reviewing reference lists of other systematic reviews and included … using the ap- proach described in the Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Com- parative Effectiveness Reviews … outcomes Harms of interventions 3 Interventions to support breastfeedinga 1 Breastfeeding2 Evidence reviews … reviews and individual studies on the effectiveness of these interventions have shown mixed results, … Breastfeeding and Health Outcomes for Infants and Children: Systematic Review.

194. Procedure Manual | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 01, 2015 - Researchers seeking a more detailed description of methods used to conduct a systematic evidence review … site of AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program ( effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov ) or read the evidence reviews

195. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - Nelson, MD, MPH; Carolyn Westhoff, MD, MPH; Jeffrey Piepert, MD, MPH; Al Berg, MD, MPH 1 Systematic … Evidence Reviews serve as the basis for U.S. … The USPSTF tailors the scope of these reviews to each topic. … Additional articles were obtained by reviewing reference lists of pertinent studies, reviews, and editorials … The performance of screening tests for ovarian cancer: results of a systematic review.

196. USPSTF: Who We Are & How We Work (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - The Recommendation Development Process The Task Force does not conduct original research studies; it reviews … Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC), an academic or research organization with expertise in conducting systematic … evidence reviews, develop a draft research plan for the topic. … Task Force members discuss the findings and use a systematic approach to weigh the potential benefits … All final recommendation statements and evidence reviews are posted on the Task Force’s website.

197. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2012 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary45/skin-cancer-counseling-2012
     May 15, 2012 - Search Strategies for Each Question Based on Existing Systematic Reviews Table 2. … Data Sources: Existing systematic reviews, database searches through February 2010, and outside experts … reviews from 2001 to March 2008 and evaluated 15 relevant systematic reviews, in addition to the previous … systematic reviews through February 2010 ( Table 1 ) 15 , 17 , 18 , 21 , 23 , 32-36 . … Details of the existing systematic reviews search are included in the full report 37 .

198. Archived: Screening: Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/-screening-evidence-summary/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
     May 15, 2013 - The primary objective of this systematic review was to update the 2008 USPSTF review. … Reviews, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Global Health, EMBASE, Pascal CINAHL Plus … Recently published systematic reviews in this area are more limited in terms of study designs included … Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review for the U.S. … * This systematic review was part of a larger technical report.

199. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2002 - reviews, supplemented by studies identified in our literature searches. … reviews and meta-analyses have examined the effect of aspirin on the incidence of hemorrhagic stroke … reviews have examined the risk for gastrointestinal bleeding with aspirin use. 14-16 , 27 Roderick … reviews, and by seeking the advice of content experts. … For harms data, we examined case-control studies, randomized trials, and systematic reviews or meta-analyses

200. Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 24, 2018 - Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review … EVIDENCEREPORT Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic … enough to change the prior recommendation.”4 As such, only the interval evidence since the previous systematic … Discussion | This systematic review yielded no relevant new studies since the previous USPSTF recommendation … Health outcomes 2 Harms of intervention Intervention Reduced gonococcal infection 1 Evidence reviews