Cancer Prevention & Control:
Provider-Oriented Interventions to Increase Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening
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 October 2009 |
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| Insufficient Evidence October 2009 |
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| Recommended February 2006 |
Presentations & Promotional Materials
Community Guide In Action: Stories from the Field
Black Corals: A Gem of a Cancer Screening Program in South Carolina
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Black Corals: A Gem of a Cancer Screening Program in South Carolina
[Video - 10:21]
Screening New Yorkers to Save Lives
[PDF - 454KB]
Promotional Materials
Community Guide News: Prompting Healthcare Providers Can Increase Cancer Screenings Developed by The Community Guide
What Works – Fact Sheets
What Works: Cancer Screening – bi-fold brochure
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What Works: Cancer Screening - Insert
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Webinars
September 20, 2011 - The Community Guide: A Resource to Improve Health and Prevent Cancer in your Area.
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For More on this Topic
CDC, Cancer Prevention and Control ![]()
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.
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- Page last reviewed: December 8, 2011
- Page last updated: December 8, 2011
- Content source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services





