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401. Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - or androgen depri- vation therapy (7, 8). … urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction in at least 200 to 300 of 1000 men treated with these therapies … , radiation, hormonal therapy, or some combina- tion). … Treatments for Localized Prostate Cancer: Systematic Review to Update the 2002 U.S. … Presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Radiation

402. 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

403. Evidence Summary: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 23, 2022 - Benefits of Statin Treatment Key Question 1a. … group, high crossover from usual care, and increased use of nonstatin therapies in the usual care group … Harms of Statin Treatment Key Question 2a. … by Treatment Intensity Key Question 3. … of secondary prevention, defined statin intensity inadequately, or included nonstatin lipid-lowering therapies

404. Final Recommendation Statement: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 30, 2024 - risk of breast cancer (eg, BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic variation), a history of high-dose radiation therapy … In general, DCIS treatment, which may include surgery, radiation, and endocrine treatment, is intended … women. 27-36 Adjuvant endocrine therapy reduces the risk of cancer recurrence among individuals with … Black women are more likely to discontinue adjuvant endocrine therapy compared with White women, in part … Racial differences in patient-reported symptoms and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy among women

405. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cancer: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

406. 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

407. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - persons in the isoniazid-only group, and combination therapy was found to be noninferior. … isoniazid and 1.1% for rifampin.131 Meta-analysis found no statistically significant difference between treatments … It is unclear whether changes in the prevalence of tuberculosis (which has decreased), treatments for … noninferiority, improved adherence, and lower risk of hepa- totoxicity for current, CDC-preferred LTBI treatments … Adverse events with 4 months of rifampin therapy or 9 months of isoniazid therapy for latent tuberculosis

408. Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 09, 2020 - In treatment-seeking populations, opioid agonist therapy and naltrexone were associated with decreased … Retention in substance use treatment was also an outcome for pharmacological therapy. … After 4 to 12 months of treatment, opioid agonist therapy was associated with de- creased risk of relapse … Pharmacological Therapies Opioid Agonist Therapy (Buprenorphine or Methadone) | Four trials of buprenorphine … Reinforcement-based therapy: 12-month evaluation of an outpatient drug-free treatment for heroin abusers

409. Interventions for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 18, 2024 - Two trials of interpersonal therapy with limited counseling to change diet and physical activity found … Since the prior review for the USPSTF, several new pharmaco- therapy agents have been approved for use … Family-based treatment of severe pediatric obesity: randomized, controlled trial. … Phentermine/topiramate for the treatment of adolescent obesity. … Family-based obesity treatment, then and now: twenty-five years of pediatric obesity treatment.

410. 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

411. Archived: Problem Drinking: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - substitution of nonalcoholic beer. 82 , 83 Pregnancy There are no definitive controlled trials of treatments … the wide variety of interventions employed, and the absence of any rigorous evaluation of different treatments … treatments were effective, but there was no single superior treatment for all patients, and few treatments … of other life problems (e.g., with antidepressant medication, family or marital therapy, or stress management … Naltrexone and coping skills therapy for alcohol dependence: a controlled study.

412. 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

413. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 24, 2022 - outcomes Reporting bias not detected Moderate for benefit VEGF inhibitors are considered first-line therapy … detected Moderate for no harm VEGF inhibitors vs sham: VEGF inhibitors are considered first-line therapy … Morphology and visual acuity in aflibercept and ranibizumab therapy for neovascular age-related macular … Oral zinc-therapy in age-related macular degeneration: a double blind study. … Introducing anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapies for AMD did not raise risk of myocardial

414. Depression and Suicide Risk Screening: Updated Evidence Summary and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     September 09, 2021 - Efficacy of self-guided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of depressive symptoms … Maternal, fetal, and child outcomes of mental health treatments in women: a meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy … Dialectical behavior therapy as a precursor to PTSD treatment for suicidal and/or self-injuring women … The effect of a therapeutic smartphone application on suicidal ideation in young adults: findings from … Adverse effects of pharmacologic treatments of major depression in older adults.

415. 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

416. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - Good Newer treatments have achieved treatment reduce the Well-designed sustained virologic response … with older treatments. Trials were performed in patients referred for treatment. 7b. … Good Common adverse events with intolerance to treatment) Well-designed interferon-based therapy are … Combination therapy (interferon alfa and ribavirin) in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C: a rapid … Clinical Therapeutics. 1994;16(2):334–343. 134. Zarski JP, Leroy V.

417. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - Combination therapy (interferon alfa and ribavirin) in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C: a rapid … Clinical Therapeutics 1994;16(2):334-43. 134. … interferon + ribavirin) compared with older treatments. … treatment and may not benefit from further therapy. 116 Normalization of aminotransferase levels (biochemical … Presence of HCV RNA at the end of treatment is highly predictive of relapse when therapy is stopped.

418. Screening for HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2019 - significantly following the implementation of routine prenatal HIV screening and the use of effective therapies … significantly following the implementation of routine prenatal HIV screening and the use of effective therapies … Initiation of antiretroviral therapy at high CD4+ cell counts is associated with positive treatment outcomes … Risk of cardiovascular events associated with current exposure to HIV antiretroviral therapies in a US … highly active antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy.

419. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 25, 2021 - Treatment interventions to lower lipid levels generally include life- style modification (eg, changes … • The USPSTF found adequate evidence that the harms of treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia or … USPSTF reviewed 22 fair- to good-quality trials (n = 2257) examining the effectiveness of lipid-lowering treatments … good-quality trials (n = 1008) examining the effectiveness of various nonpharmacologic lipid-lowering treatments … • Long-term data on the harms of screening and treatment.

420. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Service Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 25, 2016 - Based on 18 trials (n = 2972), antiviral therapy compared with placebo or no treatment was associated … therapies to achieve intermediate outcomes. … Antiviral Therapy vs Placebo or No Treatment Eighteen trials (n = 2972) reported effects of antiviral … Antiviral Therapy vs Placebo or No Treatment Seven randomized trials of antiviral therapy vs placebo … Antiviral Treatment vs Placebo or No Treatment on Health Outcomes Favors antiviral therapy Favors placebo