Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Conference Proceedings: Aurora Scientific Day 2020
Conference Proceedings: Aurora Scientific Day 2020
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
Abstracts published in this supplement were among those presented at the 46th annual Aurora Scientific Day research symposium, held virtually on May 20, 2020. The symposium provides a forum for describing research studies conducted by faculty, fellows, residents, and allied health professionals affiliated with Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care, a part of the Advocate Aurora Health health system, which publishes the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews.
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 …