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Reducing Variation in the "Standard of Care" for Cancer Screening: Recommendations From the PROSPR Consortium.

Authors :
Corley, Douglas A.
Haas, Jennifer S.
Kobrin, Sarah
Source :
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. 5/17/2016, Vol. 315 Issue 19, p2067-2068. 2p.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The authors talk about funding, quality measures and reporting as areas in which cancer screening standards differ markedly for breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer. Topics include ways of implementing breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening in real-world setting, funding of cancer screening and follow-up, and quality measures for test performance and follow-up.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00987484
Volume :
315
Issue :
19
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
115496601
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.3067