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Cancer screening. Knowledge, recommendations, and practices of physicians
Author(s) -
Schapira David V.,
Pamies Rubens J.,
Kumar Nagi B.,
Herold Arthur H.,
Van Durme Daniel J.,
Woodward Laurie J.,
Roetzheim Richard G.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19930201)71:3<839::aid-cncr2820710329>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer screening , cancer , family medicine , primary care , population , environmental health
Background . Americans visit their primary care physicians several times a year. These visits provide physicians with many opportunities to reduce cancer risk in their patients by recommending periodic cancer screening. There is evidence of noncompliance among primary care physicians and their patients with regard to periodic cancer screening. Barriers to screening may be perceived by physicians and patients. Results . The authors found that when physicians recommended cancer screening tests, the compliance among patients was relatively high. Conclusion . Primary care physicians can take the opportunity to recommend cancer screening tests during routine patient visits, and this strategy may well increase cancer screening rates in the population.