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Mass Matters: Increasing Mammography Rates To Underserved Women, Ingrid N. Cooper
Mass Matters: Increasing Mammography Rates To Underserved Women, Ingrid N. Cooper
Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in Indiana and the United States (Indiana Cancer Organization, 2019). An estimated 268,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed and 41,760 women died due to breast cancer in 2019 (ACS, 2019). Substantial breast cancer-related morbidity and mortality disparities persist among the underserved. Disparities in breast cancer outcomes are due to lower mammography screening rates, lack of timely follow-up of abnormal results, and lack of timely treatment initiation among women with breast cancer (Highfield et al., 2015). The purpose of this evidence-based practice project was to address low mammography …
Impact Of A Protocol Implementation On Identification And Referral Of Women At-Risk For Hereditary Breast Cancer, Chrysanthemum Davis Lawson
Impact Of A Protocol Implementation On Identification And Referral Of Women At-Risk For Hereditary Breast Cancer, Chrysanthemum Davis Lawson
Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports
Breast cancer is the foremost new cancer diagnosis and the second highest cause of cancer death in American women (American Cancer Society, 2019). Hereditary breast cancer is most commonly caused by a mutation within the breast cancer susceptibility genes, BRCA 1 or 2, which increases women’s risk for breast cancer by five to ten-fold the average population (Mayo Clinic, 2019). The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has assigned a Grade B recommendation advising health care providers to use a risk assessment tool, such as the Breast Cancer Genetics Referral Screening Tool (B-RST™), to recognize and provide medical management recommendations for …