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1021. Archived: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      December 24, 2013 - Screening Tests Genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing are generally multistep processes … Tests for BRCA mutations are highly sensitive and specific for known mutations, but interpretation of … BRCA Mutation Testing Adequate evidence suggests that current genetic sequencing tests can accurately … Tests for BRCA mutations are highly sensitive and specific for known mutations, but interpretation of … Available tests may not be able to identify mutations in these families.

1022. JAMA (pdf file)
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      November 12, 2019 - The USPSTF has previously established that there is adequate evidence that current genetic tests can … Tests for BRCA1/2 mutations are highly sensitive and specific for known mutations. … Tests for BRCA1/2 mutations are highly sensitive and specific for known mutations. … 2015, recommend new stan- dard terminology for reporting BRCA1/2 mutations identified by ge- netic tests … screening for breast and ovarian cancer is associated with false-positive results, additional imaging tests

1023. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary38/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
      October 15, 2011 - We assessed the presence of statistical heterogeneity among studies by using standard chi-square tests … Tests of publication bias included funnel plots and the Egger linear regression method 25 when there

1024. 6Jfgjyjsbmc48Mj2Uksahb (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2014 - Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement Michael L. LeFevre, MD, MSPH, on behalf of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force* Description: Update …

1025. Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      January 10, 2017 - Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Recommendation Statement Copyright 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement US Preventive Services Task …

1026. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      October 11, 2019 - Screening Tests The principal screening test for detecting maternal HBV infection is the serologic identification … Screening Tests The principal screening test for detecting maternal HBV infection is the serologic identification … effectiveness and harms of case management to prevent perinatal transmission.25 Accuracy of Screening Tests … These tests should be designated as “prenatal.”

1027. Evidence Summary: Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 19, 2024 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Evidence Summary Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions March 19, 2024 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They…

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      January 01, 2020 - We assessed the presence of statistical heterogeneity among the studies using standard chi-square tests

1029. Evidence Summary: Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      November 07, 2023 - they were relevant to primary care (ie, did not involve a dental professional examination or specialty tests

1030. Archived: Evidence Summary: False-Positive and False-Negative Rates of Digital Mammography Screening: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-false-positive-and-false-negative-rates-of-/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
      January 11, 2016 - Digital breast tomosynthesis 36–41 and supplemental tests, such as screening ultrasonography, 42 are

1031. Evidence Summary: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      September 18, 2018 - outcomes (KQ2). 19 Statistical heterogeneity among the pooled studies was examined using standard χ 2 tests … evaluate small-study effects (a possible indication of publication bias) and the Egger 21 or Peters 22 tests

1032. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services: 13th Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - benefits and harms of a preventive service in people without signs or symptoms, including screening tests … • For anxiety disorders, more research is needed on the benefits of screening tests that look for … a specific anxiety disorder vs. tests that look for several anxiety disorders … • More information is needed on the accuracy of screening tests for suicide risk. … • Includes the accuracy of screening tests for suicide risk.

1033. Archived: Evidence Summary: Supplemental Screening in Women With Dense Breasts: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 11, 2016 - and d) from nondense breasts, and 4 states require that insurers cover subsequent examinations and tests … We calculated the sensitivity and specificity of the supplemental breast screening tests for women with … the opposite reclassification may alarm women unnecessarily or prompt supplemental screening tests … density assessments to women. 48 Few studies evaluated test performance of supplemental screening tests … Accessed at https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/screening-tests-and-early-detection.html on

1034. Evidence Summary: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      February 13, 2018 - psychological harms was limited but nonsignificant except in the case of repeat follow-up scans and tests … When multiple statistical tests were presented in publications, the prespecified statistical analyses … Does screening for ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women using single tests or combined algorithms (such … The UK Pilot 33 trial compared 3 rounds of annual CA-125 screening tests having a fixed cutpoint (≥30 … surgery. 33 No surgical complications were reported in the UK Pilot trial. 33 The CA-125 screening tests

1035. Ym2Epescwzwnpaamr78Shp (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2014 - Population Recommendation Risk Assessment Balance of Benefits and Harms Treatment Screening Tests … Accuracy of Screening Tests Feasible or referable primary care screening tests for AAA include ultrasonography … What’s behind the ratings for heart screening tests? Feb- ruary 2013. … Accessed at www.consumerreports.org/cro/2013/01/whats-behind -the-ratings-for-heart-screening-tests/index.htm … /index.htm http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2013/01/whats-behind-the-ratings-for-heart-screening-tests

1036. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary26/gestational-diabetes-screening-2008
      May 15, 2008 - horizontal line with a circle labeled "2" for "key question #2," which asks about current screening tests … KQ2: What are the sensitivities, specificities, reliabilities, and yields of current screening tests … Key Question 4 Study presents harms of screening tests accepted in key questions 1 or 3. … Gestational diabetes: fasting and postprandial glucose as first prenatal screening tests in a high-risk … Criteria for screening tests for gestational diabetes. Am J Obstet Gynecol . 1982;144:768-73.

1037. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 06, 2010 - Recent Studies Comparing Performance of Bone Measurement Tests in Predicting Fractures Appendix … Harms of screening include consequences of false-positive and false-negative tests, patient anxiety and … To determine the performance of bone measurement tests in predicting fractures, we limited studies to … 3b) "How well do peripheral bone measurement tests predict fractures?" … KQ3: Screening Tests and Intervals:    KQ3a: 5 studies (in 6 articles).    

1038. Pzrh6M8Vucdvmsabwkaqa2 (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2014 - RECOMMENDATION Population Recommendation Risk Assessment Other Relevant USPSTF Recommendations Screening Tests … Tests for BRCA mutations are highly sensitive and specific for known mutations, but interpretation of … BRCA Mutation Testing Adequate evidence suggests that current genetic se- quencing tests can accurately … Tests for BRCA mutations are highly sensitive and specific for known mutations, but interpretation of … Available tests may not be able to identify mutations in these families.

1039. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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      August 21, 2018 - Data Synthesis and Analysis Because of the heterogeneity of screening tests, screening proto- cols, follow-up … was inconsistent, and none of the trials reported on ad- verse events associated with the screening tests … Comparison of the Roche cobas® 4800 and Digene Hybrid Capture® 2 HPV tests for primary cervical cancer … Human papillomavirus and Papanicolaou tests to screen for cervical cancer [published correction appears … Accuracy of colposcopy management to detect CIN3 and invasive cancer in women with abnormal screening tests

1040. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2013 - Force comprehensively assesses evidence and makes recommendations about the effectiveness of screening tests … In its first and second annual reports to Congress, the Task Force identified screening tests, behavioral … However, the visual acuity tests usually conducted in primary care settings do not accurately diagnose … Avoiding the Unintended Harms of Medical Procedures and Testing in Older Adults Screening tests and … Screening for Cervical Cancer With Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Tests 3.