Physicians and the teaching of breast self-examination
Implications from a survey at a university teaching hospital
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11019698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael O’malley (0000-0003-4006-3690, Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center), M S O'Malley, Suzanne W Fletcher, L A Bunce, Larry Bunce |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 673-675 |
| Publication date | 1985-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.75.6.673 |
| PMID | 4003638 |
| OpenAlex | W2036178225 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
We surveyed 80 physicians from four specialties (Family Medicine, General Medicine, General Surgery, Ob-Gyn) to investigate how they taught breast self-examination (BSE). Only half reported personally teaching BSE. Few MDs reported routinely using techniques to assess BSE competency. Most (72 per cent) claimed no formal training in teaching BSE; 10 per cent claimed no training at all. Techniques used to teach BSE may vary, and physicians may lack the training to teach BSE
Breast cancer · Breast examination · Breast self-examination · Family medicine · Mammography · Medical education · Teaching hospital · Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Primary Care and Health Outcomes
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 1986 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |