According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2014a), the incidence of breast cancer in the state of Kentucky is 127.3 per every 100,000 females. The death rate of women in Kentucky who are diagnosed with breast cancer is noted to be 20.8 per every 100,000 (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014a). Survival rates are largely dependent on when and what stage the cancer is when diagnosed. A woman diagnosed with stage two breast cancer has a national survival rate of 93%, while those with metastatic or stage four have only a 22% chance of survival (American Cancer Society, 2017).
In order to help save lives from breast cancer, the American Cancer Society has released screening recommendations for women. For a woman that is of average risk, the recommendations are listed below. For any patient that is at an increased risk for breast cancer, they should speak to their provider about when screenings should be initiated. Self breast exams and clinical breast exams are not currently recommended. However, many providers continue to do clinical breast exams and they continue to educate women on signs …show more content…
The most important one is survival. Treatment can start as soon as the cancer is detected. According to Jin (2014), “studies have shown that women who have routine mammograms have 10% to 25% less chance of dying of breast cancer than women who do not have mammograms” (p. 2585). While mammograms are useful, they are not perfect. They may misdiagnose or completely not pick up the cancer on the scan. Another disadvantage a mammogram screening is false-positive results. This can lead to unnecessary testing and increased anxiety of the patient. Approximately half of all 50-year-old women will have a false positive within the next ten years of screening for breast cancer (Jin, 2015). As providers, it is important that we discuss with each patient when they will need to begin screening and how
In order to help save lives from breast cancer, the American Cancer Society has released screening recommendations for women. For a woman that is of average risk, the recommendations are listed below. For any patient that is at an increased risk for breast cancer, they should speak to their provider about when screenings should be initiated. Self breast exams and clinical breast exams are not currently recommended. However, many providers continue to do clinical breast exams and they continue to educate women on signs …show more content…
The most important one is survival. Treatment can start as soon as the cancer is detected. According to Jin (2014), “studies have shown that women who have routine mammograms have 10% to 25% less chance of dying of breast cancer than women who do not have mammograms” (p. 2585). While mammograms are useful, they are not perfect. They may misdiagnose or completely not pick up the cancer on the scan. Another disadvantage a mammogram screening is false-positive results. This can lead to unnecessary testing and increased anxiety of the patient. Approximately half of all 50-year-old women will have a false positive within the next ten years of screening for breast cancer (Jin, 2015). As providers, it is important that we discuss with each patient when they will need to begin screening and how