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1. Screening for Oral Cancer (pdf file)
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   November 01, 2013 - Screening for Oral Cancer Most people who develop oral cancer first experience abnormal tissue changes … to screen for oral cancer is to look inside the mouth and feel for lumps or abnormal changes in the tissues … If oral cancer is suspected, the health care professional will collect a tissue sample, which is tested

2. Screening for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2016 - A woman has high breast density when she has more breast and connective tissue than fatty tissue. … This makes abnormal areas of breast tissue more difficult to “see” on a mammogram, which makes it harder … This can be due to actual changes in breast tissue, but is often a result of a change in how the mammogram

3. Screening for oral cancer literature surveillance report 2023 (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2023 - ,12, 14, 15 DNA image cytometry,11 cytology smears,16, 17 methylene blue,8 and high-frequency soft tissue … Ultrasensitive detection of oncogenic human papillomavirus in oropharyngeal tissue swabs.

4. Screening for Oral Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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   Treatment Suspected oral cancer or its precursors detected on examination require confirmation by tissue

5. Archived: Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   January 01, 1996 - are most useful in evaluating the trabecular bone density in locations beneath large amounts of soft tissue … photons at two different energy levels, thereby correcting for the effect produced by layers of soft tissues … Calcif Tissue Int . 1991;49:90–94. [ PubMed ] 38. Ross P, Davis J, Vagel J, et al. … Calcif Tissue Int . 1990;46:149–161. [ PubMed ] 39. Cummings SR, Browner WS, Ettinger B. … Calcif Tissue Int . 1990;47:194–201. [ PubMed ] 42. Aloia JH, Vaswani A, Yeh J, et al.

6. Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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   reduced blood flow at atherosclerotic plaques, thereby reducing hypoxic damage to heart and brain tissue

7. Recommendation: Oral Health in Adults: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   November 07, 2023 - Periodontal disease refers to inflammation of the gingival tissue, or gingivitis, which affects the hard … and soft tissue that support the teeth and can progress to periodontitis involving bone loss. … Untreated periodontitis can contribute to destruction of tissues that support the teeth and is the leading … in demineralization of the teeth. 7 , 8 Periodontal disease refers to inflammation of the gingival tissue … nearly 60% at age 65 years or older. 1 , 11 Untreated periodontitis can contribute to destruction of tissues

8. Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects (pdf file)
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   August 01, 2023 - the embryonic neural tube, which results in birth defects of the brain, spinal cord, and overlying tissues

9. Screening for Breast Cancer Using Film Mammography: Clinical Summary of 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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   Practice Potential Preventable Burden For younger women and women with dense breast tissue

10. Draft 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
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    January 12, 2023 - KQ 2: Incident cancer or cardiovascular disease or events; asymptomatic renal outcomes (soft-tissue

11. 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
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    April 06, 2023 - KQ 2: Incident cancer or cardiovascular disease or events; asymptomatic renal outcomes (soft-tissue

12. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2002 - Calcif Tissue Int. 1999;65:354-358. 43. … Calcif Tissue Int. 1997;61(5):351-357. 59. Agren M, Karellas A, Leahey D, Marks S, Baran D. … Calcif Tissue Int. 1991;48(4):240-244. 60. Alenfeld FE, Wuster C, Funck C, et al. … Calcif Tissue Int. 1995;56(1):14-18. 69. Martin JC, Reid DM. … Calcif Tissue Int. 1994;54:87-90. 76.

13. Archived: Obesity: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 1996 - discrimination. 38-40 a Overweight refers to an excess of body weight relative to height that includes all tissues … Abdominal adipose tissue distribution, obesity, and risk of cardiovascular disease and death: 13 year … Distribution of adipose tissue and risk of cardiovascular disease and death: a 12 year follow-up of participants … Effects on adipose tissue cellularity and metabolism.

14. Draft Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 18, 2024 - pathogenic BRCA1/2 mutations All KQs: Other interventions KQ 3c: BRCA1/2 testing of pathology or tissue

15. Archived: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 11, 2019 - maximum levels of tenofovir diphosphate (the active form of tenofovir) is reached in 7 days in rectal tissue … and in 20 days in blood (peripheral blood mononuclear cells) and vaginal tissue. 3 Patients can continue … In addition, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate accumulates more rapidly in anal tissue than vaginal tissue … Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate achieves particularly high concentrations in rectal tissue, and emtricitabine

16. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 17, 2002 - Calcif Tissue Int 1999;65:354-8. 43. … Calcif Tissue Int 1997;61(5):351-7. 59. Agren M, Karellas A, Leahey D, Marks S, Baran D. … Calcif Tissue Int 1991;48(4):240-4. 60. … Calcif Tissue Int 1995;56(1):14-8. 69. Martin JC, Reid DM. … Calcif Tissue Int 1994;54:87-90. 76.

17. Final Research Plan: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 23, 2016 - intermediate measures of bone or muscle strength or quality KQ 2: Asymptomatic outcomes (soft-tissue

18. Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 11, 2024 - pathogenic BRCA1/2 mutations All KQs: Other interventions KQ 3c: BRCA1/2 testing of pathology or tissue

19. Final Research Plan: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 17, 2015 - Cataract: A clouding or loss of transparency of the lens in the eye as a result of tissue breakdown

20. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 15, 2009 - Considerations for Practice Potential Preventable Burden For younger women and women with dense breast tissue … For women who are younger than 50 years or have dense breast tissue, overall detection is somewhat higher … Randomized clinical trials of film versus digital mammography among women with dense breast tissue, with … Multiple factors, including age, time since last examination, breast tissue density, equipment, and the