Annals of internal medicine
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Estimates of risk for radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography screening have not considered variation in dose exposure or diagnostic work-up after abnormal screening results. ⋯ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, National Cancer Institute.
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Practice Guideline
Screening for Breast Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
Update of the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for breast cancer. ⋯ The USPSTF recommends biennial screening mammography for women aged 50 to 74 years. (B recommendation) The decision to start screening mammography in women prior to age 50 years should be an individual one. Women who place a higher value on the potential benefit than the potential harms may choose to begin biennial screening between the ages of 40 and 49 years. (C recommendation) The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening mammography in women aged 75 years or older. (I statement) The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the benefits and harms of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) as a primary screening method for breast cancer. (I statement) The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of adjunctive screening for breast cancer using breast ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), DBT, or other methods in women identified to have dense breasts on an otherwise negative screening mammogram. (I statement).
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Acupuncture for Menopausal Hot Flashes: A Randomized Trial.
Hot flashes (HFs) affect up to 75% of menopausal women and pose a considerable health and financial burden. Evidence of acupuncture efficacy as an HF treatment is conflicting. ⋯ National Health and Medical Research Council.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Laparoscopic Lavage for Perforated Diverticulitis With Purulent Peritonitis: A Randomized Trial.
Perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis has traditionally been treated with open colon resection and stoma formation with risk for reoperations, morbidity, and mortality. Laparoscopic lavage alone has been suggested as definitive treatment. ⋯ ALF; Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg.