Increasing Access to Modern Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Care
Abstract
The purpose of the component studies in this grant is to increase the utilization of available interventions for the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer, particularly by the medically under served. Risk factor information has been obtained for 9931 healthy women. To -date, 2194 non-English-speaking women have had breast cancer teaching through 88 peer health educators. 116 nurses from city/minority health clinics have undergone a 16-hour educational intervention, with statistically significant improvement in breast health knowledge and breast exam skills on a standardized patient at course completion and 1 year later. A randomized trial of the effect of same-day mammography on patient compliance, utilizing different practice settings, has enrolled 318 women in a public health clinic, and an internal medicine private practice, and 256 Hispanic women have been randomized to a dietary intervention study. Interactive video conferencing is successfully occurring at off-site hospitals. Data has been collected on 1307 core biopsies and 545 surgical biopsies for a study of cost-effectiveness of core biopsy, and 47 patients entered into a randomized trial of cost effectiveness of inpatient vs outpatient bone marrow transplantation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADB282171
Entities
People
- Monica Marrow
Organizations
- Northwestern University