Variation in Screening Abnormality Rates and Follow-Up of Breast, Cervical and Colorectal Cancer Screening within the PROSPR Consortium.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary care providers and health systems have prominent roles in guiding effective cancer screening.

Objective

To characterize variation in screening abnormality rates and timely initial follow-up for common cancer screening tests.

Design

Population-based cohort undergoing screening in 2011, 2012, or 2013 at seven research centers comprising the National Cancer Institute-sponsored Population-based Research Optimizing Screening through Personalized Regimens (PROSPR) consortium.

Participants

Adults undergoing mammography with or without digital breast tomosynthesis (n = 97,683 ages 40-75 years), fecal occult blood or fecal immunochemical tests (n = 759,553 ages 50-75 years), or Papanicolaou with or without human papillomavirus tests (n = 167,330 ages

SUBMITTER: Tosteson AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4803707 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature