Medicine residents' practices in cancer screening in a Hispanic population.
Cancer screening is a valuable intervention to reduce breast cancer mortality and the incidence of invasive cervical carcinoma. We conducted a retrospective survey to determine the residents' compliance with use of mammography and Pap smear in Hispanic women. A total of 280 charts that met the inclusion criteria were reviewed. According to the guidelines, 784 mammograms and 714 Pap smears were indicated. The residents' compliance with mammography was 10.6% (+/- 9.16) and with Pap smear, 6.6% (+/- 7.68). The study demonstrates an unacceptable level of cancer screening practice by the medicine residents caring for this Hispanic population.
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Division of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.
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D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008327:Mammography; D008403:Mass Screening; D017058:Mexican Americans; D008875:Middle Aged; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013781:Texas; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014626:Vaginal Smears