title: Assessing breast cancer risk in a primary care setting.
abstract: Individuals who are given a preventive exam by a primary care provider are more likely to agree to cancer screening. The provider recommendation has been identified as the strongest factor associated with screening utilization. This article provides a framework for breast cancer risk assessment for an advanced practice registered nurse working in primary care practice.
authors.affiliation: Deirdre Kiely is a nurse practitioner and Shira Schwartz is a research data manager at NYU Langone Medical Center, Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kiely
authors.forename: Shira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D059017:Primary Care Nursing; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology