title: Screening for breast and cervical cancer: understanding the different recommendations.
abstract: Evidence-based screening guidelines issued by national organizations sometimes contradict each other, leading to confusion among health care providers and the women they care for. This article summarizes the most recent guidelines for breast and cervical cancer screening and notes where they concur and where they diverge.
authors: School of Nursing, University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL, USA. wilsond@uab.edu
authors: D'Ann W
authors: DW
authors: Somerall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016504:Breast Self-Examination; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D016387:Women's Health
keywords: Pap smear; breast cancer; cervical cancer; mammogram; screening