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41. Screening for Bladder Cancer: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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    urinalysis for hematuria Urine cytology Urine biomarkers Interventions The principal treatment … cancer is transurethral resection of the bladder tumor, which may be combined with adjuvant radiation therapy … , chemotherapy, biologic therapies, or photodynamic therapies. … Balance of Harms and Benefits There is inadequate evidence that treatment of screen-detected bladder … evaluations, diagnostic-related harms from cystoscopy and biopsy, harms from labeling and unnecessary treatments

42. Clinical Summary: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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    similarly predict risk of fractures, DXA provides measurement of bone mineral density (BMD), and most treatment … guidelines use central DXA to define osteoporosis and the treatment threshold to prevent osteoporotic … Treatments The US Food and Drug Administration has approved multiple drug therapies to reduce osteoporotic … The choice of therapy should be an individual one based on the patient's clinical situation and the

43. Screening for Oral Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2004 - second search was conducted crossing the exploded MeSH headings of mouth neoplasms or oral cancer with therapeutics … or treatment, yielding 1,725 articles. … While none of these 42 addressed the key questions specifically, several were concerned with treatments … Are there effective treatments for mitigating the morbidity/mortality of oral cancer if lesions are identified … Oral proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL); open trial of surgery compared with combined therapy

44. Archived: Brief Evidence Update: Oral Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 04, 2004 - second search was conducted crossing the exploded MESH® headings of Mouth Neoplasm's or Oral Cancer with Therapeutics … or Treatment, yielding 1,725 articles. … While none of these 42 addressed the key questions specifically, several were concerned with treatments … Key Question 3: Are there effective treatments for mitigating the morbidity/mortality of oral cancer … Oral proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL); open trial of surgery compared with combined therapy

45. Archived: Comparative Effectiveness of Antiviral Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 15, 2012 - For regimens longer than 12 weeks, dual therapy was continued to the end of treatment. … Harms of Antiviral Treatments Six head-to-head trials of dual therapy with pegylated interferon alfa … more effective treatments. … in part on the effectiveness of available treatments 81 . … hepatocellular carcinoma, liver transplantation rates, and quality of life) and harms of antiviral therapies

46. Evidence Summary: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 08, 2018 - Compared with conservative approaches, active treatments for screen-detected prostate cancer have unclear … , radiation therapy, androgen deprivation therapy, cryotherapy, or high-intensity focused ultrasound) … Because few studies were found for treatments other than radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy, … or no treatment). … Radiation therapy RCT 2 (1198) Radiation therapy not clearly associated urinary incontinence

47. Screening For Illicit Drug Use: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    January 15, 2008 - Benefits of detection and early treatment: There is good evidence that various treatments are effective … Moreover, these treatments have been studied almost exclusively in individuals who have already developed … More evidence is needed on the effectiveness of office-based treatments for illicit drug use/dependence … With one exception (13), the various treatments have been studied in patients who have already developed … [e.g., use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) by HIV-infected individuals] and slower

48. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults in Primary Care: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    Treatment Most effective treatments to reduce suicide risk include psychotherapy. … The most commonly studied psychotherapy intervention is cognitive behavioral therapy and related approaches … , including dialectical behavior therapy, problem-solving therapy, and developmental group therapy.

49. USPSTF Analytic Framework for Child and Adolescent Health Topics | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 01, 2017 - example, identifying low- and high-risk populations, or recording normal and abnormal test results) and treatment … Are effective treatments available that make a difference in intermediate outcomes when the disease is … What are the harms of the treatment?

50. Wrawvp7P8Rdns25Gqldaht (pdf file)
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    HIV infection, a compromised immune system, in utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol, and previous treatment … that w omen receive adequate screening, appropriate evaluation of abnormal results, and indicated treatment … Treatments and Interventions High-grade cervical lesions may be treated w ith excisional and ablative … therapies.

51. Clinical Summary: Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors (pdf file)
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    Treatments and Interventions Asymptomatic adults at increased risk for CVD are usually treated w ith

52. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    Treatment Pharmacologic treatments approved by the U.S.

53. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    March 14, 2019 - Interventions KQs 1–3: Screening, including alternative screening strategies (KQ 3) KQs 4–7: Antiviral treatments … Therapies will be classified as: Preferred: Pegylated interferon (adults), nonpegylated interferon … tenofovir alafenamide Nonpreferred: Lamivudine, adefovir, and telbivudine KQs 4–7: Antiviral treatments … not approved by the FDA; combination therapy Comparators KQs 1, 2: No screening KQ 3: … nonpreferred antiviral therapies KQ 7: Effects on intermediate outcome (HBV DNA level, HBeAg status

54. Clinical Summary: Screening for Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
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    that require additional testing and possible prostate biopsy; overdiagnosis and overtreatment; and treatment … ethnicity, comorbid medical conditions, patient values about the benefits and harms of screening and treatment-specific … Treatments The 3 most common treatment options for men with screen-detected, localized prostate cancer … are surgical removal of the prostate gland (radical prostatectomy), radiation therapy (external-beam … radiation therapy, proton beam therapy, or brachytherapy), and active surveillance.

55. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    Treatment HBV treatment consists of antiviral regimens. … Approved first-line treatments are pegylated interferon ɑ2a, entecavir, and tenofovir. … Duration of treatment varies depending on time required to achieve HBV DNA suppression and normalize

56. Archived: Evidence Summary: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 07, 2011 - Preventive Services Task Force evidence reviews on screening and treatments for prostate cancer. … There were 3 randomized trials and 23 cohort studies of treatments. … Few studies evaluated newer therapies. … Benefits and harms of treatments for prostate cancer were last reviewed by the USPSTF in 2002 8 . … Treatments for localized prostate cancer: systematic review to update the 2002 U.S.

57. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 01, 2002 - Radical prostatectomy  and radiation are the most commonly used treatments for localized prostate cancer … yet few well‐conducted randomized controlled trials have been completed to determine whether these treatments … Finally, this study cannot address how much better outcomes would have been if treatments were begun … , for poorly differentiated cancers. 3 In the absence of better data about which treatments are effective … suffer more serious complications, including infections. 3 Screening may result in harm if it leads to treatments

58. Using Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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    October 06, 2009 - Treatment to prevent CHD events by modifying risk factors is currently based on the Framingham risk model … classification of individuals at intermediate risk could be improved by using additional risk factors, treatment … of hs-CRP or ABI scores, data are not available to determine whether they benefit from additional treatments … Clinicians should continue to use the Framingham model to assess CHD risk and guide risk-based preventive therapy

59. Clinical Summary: Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults (pdf file)
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    Treatments and Interventions Effective interventions generally included ongoing support services that

60. The Audit (pdf file)
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    PATIENT: Because alcohol use can affect your health and can interfere with certain medications and treatments