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1121. Screening for Genital Herpes - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2005 - , antiviral treatments are generally well tolerated with mild harms.11–13 There is limited evidence … on the safety of antiviral treatments during pregnancy.25,26 A cost analysis of oral acyclovir prophylaxis … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HSV treatment recommendations can be accessed at: http … ://www.cdc.gov/STD/treatment/ 2-2002TG.htm#GenitalHerpes.32 References 1. … Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

1122. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2007 - of asymptomatic CAS; and randomized, controlled trials of the benefits of treatment for CAS with carotid … Effectiveness of Early Detection and Treatment Two good-quality RCTs, the ACAS (Asymptomatic Carotid … the study, and would not have included treatments that are now considered to be optimal medical management … Potential Harms of Screening and Treatment Tests done to confirm carotid duplex ultrasonography have … It is difficult to determine what effect current standard med- ical therapy would have on overall benefit

1123. Kbjjfcap9Xvhkp43U-7B9Q (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2014 - Food and Drug Administration versus placebo or no treatment or first- line antiviral therapies (entecavir … Antiviral therapy versus placebo or no treatment for HBeAg loss. … Antiviral therapy versus placebo or no treatment for HBV DNA loss. … Antiviral therapy versus placebo or no treatment for HBsAg loss. … Antiviral therapy versus placebo or no treatment for incident cirrhosis.

1124. Screening for Osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - in predicting fractures, the harms of screening for osteoporosis, and the benefits and harms of drug therapy … of treatment. … drug therapies are approved by the U.S. … Summary guides for clinicians and patients on fracture prevention treatments for postmenopausal women … Treatments that have been proven effec- tive in women cannot necessarily be presumed to have similar

1125. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      February 01, 2003 - The differences in the timing of screening and the treatments in the study groups make it difficult to … Data on the effects of diet therapy alone for treating GDM are limited. … were small and had other limitations. 39 Randomized trials have shown that adding insulin to diet therapy … related to screening for GDM, including the costs of screening and diagnostic tests, costs of various treatments … Emotional adjustment to diagnosis and intensified treatment of gestational diabetes.

1126. Evidence Summary: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 10, 2018 - Given that risk estimates are used to guide preventive therapy such as aspirin and statins, 6 , 8-10 … and appraise updated evidence on the benefits and harms of nontraditional risk factor assessment and therapy … studies for each KQ or methodological and clinical heterogeneity, including differences in outcomes and treatments … thresholds to initiate preventive therapies have been lowered to 7.5% or 10%, and reported NRI will … In the absence of this evidence, studies in which preventive therapies were guided by nontraditional

1127. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 26, 2016 - Treatment and Interventions Treatment of screen-detected melanoma generally involves excision, with … There are a variety of treatments available for squamous and basal cell carcinoma, including surgical … excision, Mohs micrographic surgery, radiation therapy, curettage and electrodessication, and cryosurgery … There are a variety of treatments available for squamous and basal cell carcinoma (which have excellent … cure rates), including surgical excision, Mohs micrographic surgery, radiation therapy, curettage and

1128. 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

1129. Recommendation: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      August 21, 2018 - Treatments and Interventions High-grade cervical lesions may be treated with excisional and ablative … therapies. … High-grade cervical lesions may be treated with excisional and ablative therapies. … Harms of Treatment The harms of treatment include risks from the treatment procedure and the potential … Evidence from observational studies indicates that certain treatments for precancerous lesions (eg, cold-knife

1130. Archived: Final Research Plan: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 15, 2013 - Treatment for pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia is indicated on the framework after screening … What are the benefits of treatment for iron deficiency anemia on maternal and infant intermediate and … What are the harms of iron treatment in pregnant women? … forms of iron Comparators KQs 1, 2:  No screening for iron deficiency anemia  KQs 3, 4:  No treatment

1131. Archived: Final Research Plan: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      February 12, 2015 - The analytic framework also depicts the possible adverse events occurring after screening (KQ2) or treatment … : Screening involving BMI or other primary care–feasible anthropomorphic measure; may also involve treatment … initiation of intervention (i.e., death, medical issue requiring hospitalization or urgent medical treatment … ) or other treatment-related harms reported in trials meeting inclusion criteria for intermediate or … followup; serious harms are events resulting in death, hospitalization, or the need for urgent medical treatment

1132. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Genital Herpes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review55/genital-herpes-screening-2005
      March 15, 2005 - Mortality is high despite treatment with antiviral therapy. … treatment of genital HSV. … Antiviral treatment. … There is limited evidence on the safety of antiviral treatments during pregnancy. … Safety profiles for all treatments were comparable.

1133. Screening for Genital Herpes Simplex: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2005 - Mortality is high despite treatment with antiviral therapy. … treatment of genital HSV. … Safety profiles for all treatments were comparable. Good Table 2. … rate of cesarean delivery was 8.4% in treatment group (Group 1), 16.5% in no treatment group (Group … There is limited evidence on the safety of antiviral treatments during pregnancy.

1134. Archived: Tuberculosis Infection, Including Bacille Calmette-Guérin Immunization: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      February 11, 2014 - in adults are nearly as effective as 12 months of treatment. 23 , 26 Preventive INH therapy is also … Preventive therapy. In: Kubica GP, Wayne LG, eds. The mycobacteria: a source book. … Preventive therapy with isoniazid: cost-effectiveness of different durations of therapy. … Decision analysis for tuberculosis preventive treatment in nursing homes. … Treatment of tuberculosis and tuberculosis infection in adults and children.

1135. 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 … Treatment for screen-detected oral cancer includes surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.

1136. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) (pdf file)
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      October 04, 2005 - To monitor severity over time for newly diagnosed patients or patients in current treatment for depression … Results may be included in patient files to assist you in setting up a treatment goal, determining degree … of response, as well as guiding treatment intervention.

1137. Archived: Final Modeling Report: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      November 15, 2009 - Women with estrogen receptor-negative invasive tumors receive nonhormonal therapy only. … Women with DCIS who have estrogen receptor-positive tumors receive hormonal therapy only 18 . … Third, because adjuvant therapy is unlikely to reach 100% of women as modeled in our base-case analysis … Effect of screening and adjuvant therapy on mortality from breast cancer. … Effects of chemotherapy and hormonal therapy for early breast cancer on recurrence and 15-year survival

1138. Final Recommendation Statement: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      August 21, 2018 - High-grade cervical lesions may be treated with excisional and ablative therapies. … Treatment of precancerous lesions is less invasive than treatment of cancer. 2 Race/Ethnicity, Geography … Harms of Treatment The harms of treatment include risks from the treatment procedure and the potential … Evidence from observational studies indicates that certain treatments for precancerous lesions (eg, cold-knife … concern because it confers no benefit and leads to unnecessary surveillance, diagnostic tests, and treatments

1139. Archived: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      November 13, 2016 - vs no treatment, or delayed vs earlier treatment in adults in this age group. … or treatment-to-target strategies affect clinical outcomes is extremely limited. … to "which population should be prescribed statin therapy?" … The treatment strategy is treatment-to-target rather than by therapy dose (eg, ≥50% reduction in LDL-C … Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ (CTT) Collaborators.

1140. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children (pdf file)
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      August 21, 2023 - their speech and language development, these children should be evaluated and, if needed, receive treatment … The Task Force is also calling for more research on the potential harms of screening and treatment, such … academic performance, social and emotional health, and child and family well-being that result from the treatment