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Primary care provider attitudes about and tendency to use non-recommended surveillance tests after curative breast cancer treatment.

Megan A MullinsNamratha AtluriPaul AbrahamseArchana RadhakrishnanAnn S HamiltonKevin C WardSarah T HawleySteven J KatzLauren P Wallner
Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2023)
In this population-based sample of PCPs caring for breast cancer survivors, over a quarter of PCPs reported they would order non-recommended surveillance testing for asymptomatic early-stage breast cancer survivors. Efforts to better support PCPs and disseminate information about appropriate surveillance for cancer survivors are warranted.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • public health
  • early stage
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  • radiation therapy
  • general practice
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