The Importance of Cancer Screening.
Published
Journal Article (Review)
The burden of cancer in the United States is substantial, providing important opportunity and obligation for primary care clinicians to promote cancer prevention and early detection. Without a system of organized screening to support reminders and follow-up of cancer screening, primary care clinicians face challenges in addressing risk assessment, informed/shared decision making, reminders for screening, and tracking adherence to screening recommendations. Tools exist for collecting information about family history, tracking screening adherence, and reminding patients when they are due for screening, and strategies exist for making cancer prevention and early detection an office policy and delegating roles and responsibilities to office staff.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Smith, RA; Oeffinger, KC
Published Date
- November 2020
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 104 / 6
Start / End Page
- 919 - 938
PubMed ID
- 33099452
Pubmed Central ID
- 33099452
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1557-9859
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.mcna.2020.08.008
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States