A Strategy for Changing Adherence to National Guidelines for Decreasing Laboratory Testing for Early Breast Cancer Patients

• Published in: Wisconsin medical journal (Madison, Wis.) Vol. 117; no. 2; pp. 68 - 72
• Main Authors: Hill, Laura A, Vang, Choua A, Kennedy, Colin R, Linebarger, Jared H, Dietrich, Leah L, Parsons, Benjamin M, Hennessy, Joy L, Theede, Lonna M, VanderLei, Laura K, Ramirez, Luis D, Ernst, Andrew J, Landercasper, Jeffrey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - economics; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Diagnostic Tests, Routine - economics; Diagnostic Tests, Routine - standards; Evidence-Based Medicine; Female; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Mass Screening - economics; Mass Screening - standards; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - economics; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data; United States; United States

Past studies indicate delays in adoption of consensus-based guideline updates. In June 2016, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network changed its guidelines from routine testing to omission of ordering complete blood cell count (CBC) and liver function tests (LFT) in patients with early breast canc...