The Impact of Mammography Screening Guideline Changes Among Women Serving in the U.S. Military
Abstract
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) modified their screening guidelines for breast cancer in November 2009. Previous studies evaluated the impact of these guideline changes among privately and Medicare insured populations. Women in the military form a unique population exposed to many social, environmental, and occupational hazards that may increase breast cancer incidence. By evaluating mammography screening rates among women in the military before and after the USPSTF guideline changes, this study evaluated the impact of the USPSTF breast cancer guideline change on screening mammography use within the military population and determined whether current guidelines were followed for this high-risk population with universal health care access.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1093/milmed/usaa176
Entities
People
- Amanda Banaag
- Cara Olsen
- Catherine Witkop
- Celia Byrne
- Julie A. Bytnar
- Mary Beth Martin
- Tracey Koehlmoos
Organizations
- Defense Health Agency
- F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
- Georgetown University
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
- National Institutes of Health
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- United States Department of Defense