TY - JOUR
T1 - Variation in recommendations for breast and cervical cancer screening among primary care physicians in North Carolina, 1991
AU - Herman, Carla J.
AU - Lengerich, Eugene
AU - Stoodt, Georjean
PY - 1996/1/1
Y1 - 1996/1/1
N2 - Physicians play an important role in recommending and doing cancer screening for their patients. In 1991, the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a survey to determine the counseling and referral practices of primary care physicians practicing in North Carolina. Physicians were asked to report the percentage of patients in various age groups that they recommended receive a clinical breast examination, referral for mammography screening, or a Pap test and at what intervals they recommended each study. They were also asked their perceived barriers to cervical cancer screening. Obstetrician-gynecologists recommended annual Pap smear screening more frequently than did physicians in other specialties for patients of all ages. For mammography, variation existed for recommended screening intervals for all specialties by patient age (35 to 39 years, 40 to 49 years, 50 to 64 years, and over age 65). Recommendations for mammography also differed significantly according to physicians' age and sex. The medical community and the public need a consistent and clear message to promote effective screening maneuvers.
AB - Physicians play an important role in recommending and doing cancer screening for their patients. In 1991, the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a survey to determine the counseling and referral practices of primary care physicians practicing in North Carolina. Physicians were asked to report the percentage of patients in various age groups that they recommended receive a clinical breast examination, referral for mammography screening, or a Pap test and at what intervals they recommended each study. They were also asked their perceived barriers to cervical cancer screening. Obstetrician-gynecologists recommended annual Pap smear screening more frequently than did physicians in other specialties for patients of all ages. For mammography, variation existed for recommended screening intervals for all specialties by patient age (35 to 39 years, 40 to 49 years, 50 to 64 years, and over age 65). Recommendations for mammography also differed significantly according to physicians' age and sex. The medical community and the public need a consistent and clear message to promote effective screening maneuvers.
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U2 - 10.1097/00007611-199606000-00006
DO - 10.1097/00007611-199606000-00006
M3 - Article
C2 - 8638197
AN - SCOPUS:0029943693
SN - 0038-4348
VL - 89
SP - 583
EP - 590
JO - Southern Medical Journal
JF - Southern Medical Journal
IS - 6
ER -