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Cancer Prevention & Control:
Provider-Oriented Screening Interventions

Photo of stethoscope Physicians and other providers can play an important role in encouraging patients to be screened for cancer. Provider-oriented interventions aim to increase recommendation and delivery of screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers by healthcare providers.

Task Force Recommendations & Findings

This table lists interventions reviewed by the Community Guide, with Task Force findings for each (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review.

Recommended
Insufficient Evidence
Recommended

Presentations & Promotional Materials

Slides:

Using Evidence for Public Health Decision Making: Screening for Breast, Cervical and Colorectal Cancer Adobe PDF File [PDF - 274KB] Developed by the Community Guide

Promotional Materials:

Community Guide News: Prompting Healthcare Providers Can Increase Cancer Screenings Developed by the Community Guide

Webinars

September 20, 2011 - The Community Guide: A Resource to Improve Health and Prevent Cancer in your Area. External Web Site Icon Developed by the National Cancer Institute in collaboration with the Community Guide



Disclaimer

The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.

Sample Citation

The content of publications of the Guide to Community Preventive Services is in the public domain. Citation as to source, however, is appreciated. Sample citation: Guide to Community Preventive Services. Cancer prevention and control: provider-oriented screening interventions. www.thecommunityguide.org/cancer/screening/provider-oriented/index.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.

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1 in 3 adults has not been screened for colorectal cancer as recommended. CDC Vital Signs™: www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns

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