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381. N3Veybr4Zdhzfqsw3Erlhe (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2014 - Studies comparing CEA or CAAS with current standard medical therapy are needed. … therapy alone and followed the patients for 2.7 to 9 years. … beyond current standard medical therapy. … and benefit beyond standard preventive treatments based on traditional cardio- vascular risk factors … of medical and surgical treatments, including the potential incremen- tal benefit of CEA.

382. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Even if the need for treatment is accepted, the effectiveness of available treatments is unproven. … Currently available evidence about the effectiveness of radical prostatectomy, radiation therapy, and … several design flaws. 56 , 57 Randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effectiveness of current therapies … but no surgical or radiation therapy) was associated with a 10-year disease-specific survival rate of … radical prostatectomy, and 74% for external radiation therapy. 72 Thus, the effectiveness of treatment

383. Archived: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
     June 15, 2012 - Benefits of Detection and Early Intervention/Treatment The USPSTF found adequate evidence that intensive … Effectiveness of Detection and/or Treatment No new trials were identified that compared screening for … Both also recommend that weight-loss and weight-maintenance therapies should include a reduced-calorie … diet, increased physical activity, and behavioral therapy. … Effectiveness of primary care--relevant treatments for obesity in adults: a systematic evidence review

384. Screening for HIV: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2019 - Se- rious or fatal maternal events are rare using currently recom- mended combination therapies. … Early identification of maternal HIV seropositivity al- lows early antiretroviral treatment to prevent … Meta-analysis of prophy- lactic treatments against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and toxoplasma en- … Combination antiretroviral therapy and the risk of myocardial infarction. … Antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and the risk of an adverse outcome.

385. Archived: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2009 - basis of hs-CRP or ABI scores, data are not available to determine whether they benefit from additional treatments … would be restratified into high-risk groups, the benefit of aggressive medical management or other treatments … The benefits of such therapy based on this strategy remain uncertain. … C-reactive protein levels and outcomes after statin therapy. N Engl J Med 2005;352:20-8. … Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III).

386. Fdqhj57Mmfqognvjn Qg9Q (pdf file)
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     May 23, 2019 - dependence because the benefits of these interventions are well established and referral or specialty treatment … arrange follow-up support and repeated counseling, includ- ing referring dependent drinkers for specialty treatment

387. Recommendation: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 18, 2023 - Immunotherapy and targeted therapy are also used to treat advanced melanoma. … There are several treatments for keratinocyte carcinoma, including surgical excision, Mohs micrographic … surgery, radiation therapy, electrodessication and curettage, and photodynamic therapy, among others … harms vary in frequency and severity depending on treatment type. … Harms tend to be infrequent and less severe for local excisional treatments, whereas systemic treatments

388. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
     June 20, 2017 - reflected in the unadjusted analyses. 68 , 69 , 71 The trial with the most intensive concomitant lifestyle therapy … Despite differences in metformin dose and concomitant therapy between trials, statistical heterogeneity … Metformin and placebo therapy both improve weight management and fasting insulin in obese insulin-resistant … center, treatment × center interaction, body weight <80 or ≥80 kg. … weight reduction with very low statistical heterogeneity, despite differences in dose and background therapy

389. Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - and the inevitable failure to follow through on the test or any subsequent steps needed before the therapeutic … Volume 147 • Number 12 www.annals.org stenosis in the general population, the generalizability of treatment … Widespread screening for carotid ar- tery stenosis would invariably lead to surgical treatment provided … is unavailable, or when evidence about the ben- efits of treatment is insufficient. … For example, the benefits of prophylactic aspirin therapy among men include fewer coronary heart events

390. Archived: Final Research Plan: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 26, 2017 - with PrEP, and what is the effect of infection with PrEP-related, antiretroviral drug–resistant HIV on treatment … living with HIV; children Interventions Daily or on-demand/intermittent oral antiretroviral therapy

391. Final Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 02, 2020 - USPSTF review on HCV screening in adults 5 , 6 and a comparative effectiveness review on antiviral treatments … What is the effectiveness of currently recommended antiviral treatments in improving health outcomes … What is the effectiveness of currently recommended antiviral treatments in achieving an SVR in patients … What are the harms of currently recommended antiviral treatments? … Three studies focused on DAAs, 66 , 68 , 77 1 study evaluated interferon-based treatments and DAAs,

392. Lipid Screening in Childhood and Adolescence for Detection of Familial Hypercholerolemia: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2016 - Treatment studies focusing on apheresis and revascularization were excluded, as those treatments are … Efficacy and safety of rosuvastatin therapy for children with familial hypercholesterolemia. … Efficacy and safety of cholestyramine therapy in peripubertal and prepubertal children with familial … Ten-year follow-up after initiation of statin therapy in children with familial hypercholesterolemia. … Early statin therapy restores endothelial function in children with familial hypercholesterolemia.

393. Archived: Evidence Summary: Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults and Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 15, 2013 - ) Fair (other therapies) Data on suicide deaths were insufficient. … , with direct therapeutic contact Comtois et al, 2011 47   19–62 (37) 62 Other therapy, … 4 Other therapy, with direct therapeutic contact Comtois et al, 2011 47 NR SA: NR (5.4 … psychotherapy 24 NR 18 Other therapy with direct therapeutic contact Eggert et al, …       Other therapy, without direct therapeutic contact Kovac and Range, 2002 56 121

394. Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/benefit.pdf
     December 01, 2007 - and the inevitable failure to follow through on the test or any subsequent steps needed before the therapeutic … Volume 147 • Number 12 www.annals.org stenosis in the general population, the generalizability of treatment … Widespread screening for carotid ar- tery stenosis would invariably lead to surgical treatment provided … is unavailable, or when evidence about the ben- efits of treatment is insufficient. … For example, the benefits of prophylactic aspirin therapy among men include fewer coronary heart events

395. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cancer: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-aspirin-to-prevent-cancer/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
     April 11, 2016 - and secondary prevention trials, 20-year CRC mortality was reduced among persons assigned to aspirin therapy … Evidence from CVD primary and secondary prevention studies suggested that aspirin therapy reduces CRC … Effects of aspirin therapy on total cancer incidence within 10 years of initiation were generally small … Cuzick and colleagues used a modeling approach to conclude that the benefits of initiating therapy with … Evidence from primary and secondary prevention studies suggests that aspirin therapy reduces the risk

396. Archived: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions-in-primary-care-2013
     May 15, 2013 - evidence suggests that brief behavioral counseling interventions are generally ineffective as singular treatments … The USPSTF did not formally evaluate other interventions (such as pharmacotherapy or outpatient treatment … programs) for alcohol abuse or dependence, but the benefits of specialty treatment are well-established … Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment. … Substance use screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pediatricians.

397. Archived: Intimate Partner Violence and Elderly Abuse: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - receive proper documentation of the incident and physical findings (e.g., photographs, body maps); treatment … American Medical Association Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines on Child Sexual Abuse. … American Medical Association Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines on Child Physical Abuse and Neglect. … Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines on Elder Abuse and Neglect.

398. Recommendation: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 08, 2018 - transrectal ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy of the prostate to diagnose prostate cancer Treatments … radiation therapy, proton beam therapy, or brachytherapy), and active surveillance. … Men whose cancer is found to be changing are offered definitive treatment with surgery or radiation therapy … relatives diagnosed with prostate cancer who died of other causes How to refine active prostate cancer treatments … (radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy) compared with conservative treatment (active surveillance

399. Recommendation: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 25, 2020 - Pharmacologic treatments approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for Alzheimer disease include … (eg, loss of function and relationships, financial misjudgments, and nonadherence with recommended therapies … evidence on the accuracy of screening tests to detect cognitive impairment and the benefits and harms of treatments … Since current medical therapies for dementia do not appear to affect its long-term course, the potential … Research is needed on treatments that clearly affect the long-term clinical course of cognitive impairment

400. Screening for Skin Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2009 - Benefits of Detection and Early Treatment The evidence is insufficient (lack of studies) to deter­ … Harms of Detection and Early Treatment The evidence is insufficient (lack of studies) to deter­ mine … The possibility that earlier treatment as a result of screening improves health outcomes must rely on … Surgical or other treatment of these lesions could result in overtreat­ ment. … For early detection to be effective in reducing adverse health outcomes, early treatment must affect