Open AccessEvaluation of common breast problems: Guidance for primary care providers
Author(s) -
Cady Blake,
Steele Glenn D.,
Morrow Monica,
Gardner Bernard,
Smith Barbara L.,
Lee Nancy C.,
Lawson Herschel W.,
Winchester David P.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.48.1.49
Subject(s) - primary care , medicine , primary (astronomy) , primary health care , family medicine , environmental health , physics , population , astronomy
The evaluation of common breast problems requires an assessment of the patient's risks and symptoms and a thorough physical examination. When indicated, appropriate imaging studies should be done, the patient should be referred to a surgeon or a breast specialist, and operative interventions should be used.