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1. Screening for Colorectal Cancer Draft Recommendation Statement Frequently Asked Questions (pdf file)
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   November 23, 2020 - Based on the evidence, the Task Force recommends two types of tests: direct visualization tests and … stool-based tests … • Stool-based tests are noninvasive tests that can identify signs of colorectal cancer in stool samples … This draft recommendation does not include other screening tests such as serum tests, urine tests, or … for the direct visualization tests.

2. Understanding Task Force Recommendations: Screening for Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
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   May 01, 2012 - Two tests are commonly used to screen for prostate cancer: • Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test … False-positive results cause worry and anxiety and can lead to follow-up tests that aren’t needed. … These tests can cause harms such as fever, infection, bleeding, urinary problems, and pain. … Many people don’t get the tests or counseling they need. … Others get tests or counseling they don’t need or that may be harmful to them.

3. Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   May 16, 2019 - Does the accuracy of the screening tests vary by subgroups (e.g., age, sex, or race/ethnicity)? … What are the serious harms of the different screening tests? … What is the adherence (or uptake) to testing for each of the currently available screening tests? … all tests and per lesion for direct visualization tests), and false-positive and false-negative rates … The USPSTF also added urine-based tests as a screening method.

4. Draft Research Plan: Screening for Colorectal Cancer | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   January 03, 2019 - What is the accuracy of direct visualization, stool-based, or blood-based screening tests for detecting … Does the accuracy of the screening tests vary by age, sex, or race/ethnicity? … What are the serious harms of the different screening tests? … Do the serious harms of the screening tests vary by age, sex, or race/ethnicity? … What is the adherence (or uptake) to testing for each of the currently available screening tests?

5. Screening for Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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   November 23, 2020 - The two types of tests recommended by the USPSTF include: • Stool-based tests are generally used every … Examples of these types of tests include high-sensitivity fecal occult blood tests, fecal immunochemical … tests, and stool DNA tests. • Direct visualization tests are generally used every 5 to 10 years. … These tests take pictures of the inside of a person’s colon to identify colorectal cancer. … The potential benefits and harms of screening tests vary.

6. Draft Recommendation: Screening for Colorectal Cancer | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   October 27, 2020 - The USPSTF recommendation for screening for colorectal cancer does not include serum tests, urine tests … Screening Tests The risks and benefits of different screening tests vary. … tests, or capsule endoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. … Stool-Based Tests Stool-based tests include the high-sensitivity guaiac-based fecal occult blood test … Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests.

7. Archived: Syphilis Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   January 01, 1996 - Used in concert with nontreponemal tests, however, the positive predictive value of treponemal tests … tests, since declining antibody titers may produce false-negative nontreponemal tests. … Syphilis tests in diagnostic and therapeutic decision making. … Diagnostic tests. In: Larsen SA, Hunter EF, Kraus SJ, eds. A manual of tests for syphilis. … Specific syphilis serological tests may become negative in HIV infection.

8. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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   July 31, 2020 - The USPSTF recom- mendation for screening for colorectal cancer does not include serum tests, urine tests … Screening Tests The risks and benefits of different screening tests vary. … , urine tests, or capsule endoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. … Stool-Based Tests Stool-based tests include the high-sensitivity guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT … Several recommended screening tests are available.

9. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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   July 31, 2020 - The USPSTF recom- mendation for screening for colorectal cancer does not include serum tests, urine tests … Screening Tests The risks and benefits of different screening tests vary. … , urine tests, or capsule endoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. … Stool-Based Tests Stool-based tests include the high-sensitivity guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT … Several recommended screening tests are available.

10. Draft Research Plan: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 24, 2025 - What is the accuracy and reliability of screening tests for amblyopia, its risk factors, and refractive … and interventions KQs 1–3: Studies of screening tests used or available in primary care settings, … including: visual acuity tests (e.g., autorefraction; picture identification tests, such as Allen test … cards or Lea symbols; HOTV chart; Snellen chart; stereoacuity tests (e.g., contour stereotests, such … as the Frisby, Random Dot E, Stereo Smile, and Titmus Fly tests; Moving Dynamic Random Dot Stereosize

11. Final Research Plan: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 14, 2014 - used, timing of tests, rescreen intervals) or preeclampsia risk status? … How effectively do screening tests (e.g., blood pressure, proteinuria) identify women with preeclampsia … How accurate are different screening tests for proteinuria? … How effective are different screening protocols (e.g., instruments, test procedures, timing of tests, … For women without proteinuria who have hypertension in pregnancy, what other screening tests should be

12. Archived: Final Research Plan: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 14, 2014 - used, timing of tests, rescreen intervals) or preeclampsia risk status? … How effectively do screening tests (e.g., blood pressure, proteinuria) identify women with preeclampsia … How accurate are different screening tests for proteinuria? … How effective are different screening protocols (e.g., instruments, test procedures, timing of tests, … For women without proteinuria who have hypertension in pregnancy, what other screening tests should be

13. Recommendation: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 18, 2021 - Several recommended screening tests are available. … The USPSTF recommendation for screening for colorectal cancer does not include serum tests, urine tests … Screening Tests The risks and benefits of different screening tests vary. … , urine tests, or capsule endoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. … Stool-Based Tests Stool-based tests include the high-sensitivity guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT

14. Draft Research Plan: Screening for Hearing Loss in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 08, 2018 - What is the accuracy of primary care–relevant screening tests for hearing loss in adults age 50 years … congenital hearing loss, sudden hearing loss, or hearing loss caused by recent noise Screening tests … KQs 1–3: Screening tests that are used, available, or feasible for use in primary care settings, … hearing loss questionnaire, and screening audiometry (e.g., via handheld device) KQs 1–3: Screening tests … that are not used or available in primary care settings; Rinne and Weber tests (i.e., tests used to

15. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 07, 2016 - Treponemal or nontreponemal tests are accurate screening tests but require confirmation. … Therefore, tests of specimens obtained in nonclinical settings and most point-of-care or in-house tests … What is the accuracy of currently used screening tests and strategies (eg, sequence of tests) for detecting … Treponemal or nontreponemal tests are accurate screening tests but require confirmation. … Three observational studies of treponemal and nontreponemal tests found that screening tests for syphilis

16. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 07, 2016 - Treponemal or nontreponemal tests are accurate screening tests but require confirmation. … Therefore, tests of specimens obtained in nonclinical settings and most point-of-care or in-house tests … What is the accuracy of currently used screening tests and strategies (eg, sequence of tests) for detecting … Treponemal or nontreponemal tests are accurate screening tests but require confirmation. … Three observational studies of treponemal and nontreponemal tests found that screening tests for syphilis

17. Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 17, 2014 - the test performance characteristics (e.g., sensitivity and specificity) of the following screening tests … Colonoscopy Flexible sigmoidoscopy CT colonography Fecal screening tests: … What are the current rates of overall screening for colorectal cancer and screening with specific tests … What is the adherence to testing for each of the currently available screening tests? … Do rates of screening or adherence to screening tests vary by important subpopulations (i.e., by age,

18. Archived: Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan54/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
    April 17, 2014 - the test performance characteristics (e.g., sensitivity and specificity) of the following screening tests … Colonoscopy Flexible sigmoidoscopy CT colonography Fecal screening tests: … What are the current rates of overall screening for colorectal cancer and screening with specific tests … What is the adherence to testing for each of the currently available screening tests? … Do rates of screening or adherence to screening tests vary by important subpopulations (i.e., by age,

19. Final Research Plan: Hearing Loss in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 14, 2019 - What is the accuracy of primary care–relevant screening tests for hearing loss in adults age 50 years … hearing loss, sudden hearing loss, or hearing loss caused by recent noise exposure Screening tests … KQs 1–3: Screening tests that are used, available, or feasible for use in primary care settings, … that are not used or available in primary care settings; Rinne and Weber tests (i.e., tests used to … For KQ2, the USPSTF clarified that primary care screening tests for hearing loss that rely on smartphone

20. Screening for Syphilis: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    June 07, 2016 - Treponemal or nontreponemal tests are accurate screening tests but require confirmation. … B What is the accuracy of currently used screening tests and strategies (eg, sequence of tests) for … Therefore, tests of specimens obtained in nonclinical set- tings and most point-of-care or in-house tests … For example, limiting the review to FDA-cleared tests excluded stud- ies of many rapid tests that are … Treponemal or nontreponemal tests are accurate screening tests but require confirmation.