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Outpatient Breast Cancer Screening Documentation, Christoffer A. Amdahl, Jeremy Smith
Outpatient Breast Cancer Screening Documentation, Christoffer A. Amdahl, Jeremy Smith
North Texas Research Forum 2023
Introduction: Over 264,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed annually within the United States, with 99% of them being in women. Regarding prevention of this terrible disease, early detection of such cancers through screening mammography has up to a 20% reduction in breast cancer mortality. Therefore, the USPSTF recommends screening of women who are 50-74 years of age via mammography at average risk of breast cancer every two years. The goal of this study was to measure, track, and increase compliance with these screening recommendations within the Medical City resident clinics.
Method: Family medicine residents working were presented with a …