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181. U.S. Preventive Services | About Prevention TaskForce
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     that lead to a cascade of additional testing, some with attendant risks, or unneeded treatment

182. Archived: Brief Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 07, 2004 - Although these cancers recur frequently after treatment, they rarely invade muscle and rarely cause clinically … The effectiveness of treatment for those with high-grade bladder cancer is uncertain. 10 The variability … We then combined "bladder neoplasms" with "therapeutics/treatment" (1,984 citations) and combined those … about the accuracy of screening tests in the general primary care population. 18 Key Question 3: Does treatment

183. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Highlights High-Priority Evidence Gaps in 2024 Report to Congress (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Early detection can lead to early intervention and better treatment outcomes, often preventing the progression

184. 11th Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - • Assess the effects of lifestyle interventions and medical treatments for screen-detected prediabetes … Potential harms may include inaccurate test results, harms from invasive followup tests, harms from treatment … • Assess the effects of lifestyle interventions and medical treatments for screen-detected prediabetes … Final Research Plan Menopausal Hormone Therapy to Prevent Chronic Conditions Oral Health in Youth … Deficiency Draft Research Plan Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects Menopausal Hormone Therapy

185. Recommendation: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 11, 2025 - more. 17-19 It is derived from, and validated against, the USDA Household Food Security Survey. 19 Treatment … , primary interest in other outcomes or comparative effectiveness). 3 , 33 Harms of Screening and Treatment … Primary care–based and primary care–referrable interventions generally offer only limited “treatment” … Benefits of early detection and intervention and treatment Inadequate direct evidence about screening … Harms of early detection and intervention and treatment Inadequate evidence on the harms of screening

186. John B. Wong, M.D., MACP | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 01, 2024 - health professionals, and policymakers make informed decisions when choosing among alternative tests, treatments … cancer screening, nutritional policy effects on cancer and cardiometabolic diseases, diagnostic and therapeutic

187. Final Research Plan: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 20, 2013 - What is the effect of severity of ASD on treatment outcomes? … What are the harms of treatment for ASD in young children? … Are there adequate diagnostic and treatment resources to provide services to children who screen positive … older children, or adults or assessing general developmental screening KQs 4, 5:  Studies of treatments … with ASD and at least one child ages 12 to 36 months, and published since prior systematic review of therapies

188. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Syphilis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review93/syphilis-infection-screening-2004
     July 15, 2004 - are effective and rarely harmful, and prenatal antibiotic therapy is effective in preventing congenital … RCT 32 and a study conducted outside the U.S. 33 compared azithromycin and penicillin treatments in … reported that ceftriaxone is used clinically for treating syphilis in the U.S. 36 Value of augmented therapy … A multicenter RCT assessed 2 treatments for early syphilis: both groups received 2.4 million units … A randomized trial of enhanced therapy for early syphilis in patients with and without human immunodeficiency

189. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2004 - are effective and rarely harmful, and prenatal antibiotic therapy is effective in preventing congenital … reported that ceftriaxone is used clinically for treating syphilis in the U.S.36 Value of augmented therapy … A multicenter RCT assessed 2 treatments for early syphilis: both groups received 2.4 million units of … A number of small studies on alternative treatments such as oral azithromycin have been published and … A randomized trial of enhanced therapy for early syphilis in patients with and without human immunodeficiency

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     May 23, 2019 - diabetes control early as a result of screening provides an incremental benefit compared with initiating treatment … individual risk for coronary heart disease, which is an integral part of decisions about lipid-lowering therapy … The third report of the Adult Treatment Panel III of the National Cholesterol Education Program recommends … Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet,” “Counseling to Promote Physi- cal Activity,” and “Screening and Treatment

191. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review79/ovarian-cancer-screening-2004
     May 15, 2004 - Treatment of diagnosed cancers includes surgery and chemotherapy or other adjuvant therapy for tumors … Menopausal hormone replacement therapy and risk of ovarian cancer. JAMA 2002;288(3):334-41. … Estrogen replacement therapy and ovarian cancer mortality in a large prospective study of US women. … Cancer incidence and mortality in women receiving estrogen and estrogen-progestin replacement therapy-long-term … One goes to "early detection and effective treatment for ovarian cancer" and then, represented by a dotted

192. Eighth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 01, 2018 - identifying tools that can accurately assess people’s risk for a specific disease; and the effectiveness of treatments

193. Final Research Plan: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 27, 2020 - guidelines, symptoms monitoring, and standardized treatment. … (e.g., exercise, light therapy, transcranial magnetic nerve stimulation, electroshock treatment, St. … KQs 3, 5: Treatment avoidance. Deterioration in patient-provider relationship. … Inappropriate or unnecessary treatment. Other harms reported by screening and treatment trials. … initiation, and treatment engagement.

194. Final Research Plan: Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 03, 2020 - guidelines, symptoms monitoring, and standardized treatment. … (e.g., exercise, light therapy, transcranial magnetic nerve stimulation, electroshock treatment, St. … KQs 3, 5: Treatment avoidance. Deterioration in patient-provider relationship. … Inappropriate or unnecessary treatment. Other harms reported by screening and treatment trials. … initiation, and treatment engagement.

195. Archived: Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2012 - any point during the risk assessment and testing process, as well as with preventive interventions or treatment … Treatment or Management Interventions (KQs 4–5) Studies of interventions to reduce risk for BRCA-related … KQs 4 and 5: Treatment/intervention versus no treatment/intervention, placebo, or other treatment/intervention

196. Procedure Manual Section 4. Evidence Review Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 22, 2025 - For new topics, the date range for the search is determined by the nature of the screening and treatment … recruitment setting and approach Number of participants who were recruited, randomized, received treatment

197. Final Research Plan: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 31, 2016 - Study aim Weight loss or weight loss maintenance Primary prevention of overweight or obesity Treatment … of cardiovascular disease Management of diabetes * Treatment of cancer Condition definition … , diethylpropion, phentermine, benzphetamine, phendimetrazine) Medications only indicated for the treatment … pramlintide, empagliflozin, albiglutide, dulaglutide, alogliptin, exenatide) Complementary and alternative treatments … environment, legislation) Comparisons For studies of behavioral interventions: No treatment

198. Final Research Plan: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 18, 2013 - What are the benefits of treatment for iron deficiency anemia on intermediate and clinical health outcomes … What are the harms of iron treatment in children ages 6 to 24 months? … of iron Comparators KQs 1, 2: No screening for iron deficiency anemia KQs 3, 4: No treatment

199. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - The Task Force recommendations do not cover diagnosis (tests to find out why you are sick) or treatment

200. Archived: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 08, 2016 - For treatment of MDD, research needs include well-designed studies of psychotherapy and combined treatments … , as well as studies of the benefits and harms of other treatments (such as non-SSRI medications and … The current recommendation reaffirms these positions but removes the mention of specific therapies in … Recognising and responding to adolescent depression in general practice: developing and implementing the Therapeutic … Fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and their combination for adolescents with depression: Treatment