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 WallnerPublished 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.