Cancer Screening : A Effective Screening Program As A Nurse Leader

With that said, the Colorectal Cancer Prevention Campaign program’ s intention is to use its opportunities to positively change this weakness. For example, using the SWOT findings, the conclusion is that the organization identified some weaknesses such as the low education level affecting most of the population, and a lack of understanding which caused a lack of motivation to participate in colorectal cancer screening. With that said, the organization’s intention is to use this opportunity to educate the community on the issue while collaborating with the Department of Health to provide resources to help with this objective. Afterword, the organization intends to use the positive outcomes such as increase early detection and decrease cost for treatment to get the attention of other stakeholders such as insurance companies and policy

Although survival rates of breast cancer are improving, it is occurring at a slower rate for minorities (O’Keefe et al., 2015). Recommendations on when to begin mammography screenings vary slightly with greatest consensus for women with average risk to begin annual screening at 40-years-old. Fewer minority women adhere to mammography guidelines than white women and an even greater gap exists for those above and below the poverty line (Kerans, 2004). Based on evidence from a systematic review of 88 studies, the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends multicomponent interventions for breast cancer screening for the greatest impact on underserved

The North Carolina-Based Breast Cancer Screening Program (NC-BCSP) was questioning if they could increase African-American women’s access to breast cancer screening, would this help women determine their risk factors and seek further screening process? The goal was to decrease the obstructions of the women in North Carolina to everyday health care, but at the same time increase women’s access to breast cancer screening, while making connections that could help women across the state. The evaluated outcomes was to implement an education process so that there was a tracking system that would determine if the participants were at the human health center and clinic for their initial visit or a repeat visitor.

Increasing access to health care coverage and transportation will increase overall access to medical care for underpriveldged communities, who, have the hardest time accessing these services. Those living in rural areas will have to travel longer distances to a medical center and the time and money it takes to get to these appointments imposes a significant burden. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists report that less than half of rural women live within a 30 minute drive to the nearest hospital offering perinatal services (Healthcare). Transportation barriers can contribute to missed appointments, delayed care, and missed or delayed medication use leading to overall poorer health (Syed). A survey reported that 38 percent of white cancer

Improving female preventive health care delivery through practice change: An Every Woman Matters study. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, 18(5), 401–408.

Nature and scope of the project: Despite the advances in medical technology, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and is the second cause of mortality in African-American and Caucasian women in the United States. Mammography has shown to be one of the best method to reduce late detection of breast cancer. The American Cancer Society recommends monthly self-breast examination (SBE), clinical breast examination every three years and mammography starting at age of 40. Despite the recommendations, there is a disparity among different racial groups. The breast cancer screening rates are higher in certain subgroups, including low-income African-Americans and Hispanic

Mammography, the most effective method for detecting breast cancer at its early stages, can identify malignancies before they can be felt and before symptoms develop. According to the report, from 2000 to 2010, the percentage of women who received a mammogram decline for women from poor and low-income households and for non-Hispanic whites. Furthermore, women from poor, low-income, and middle-income households were less likely to receive a mammogram compared with women from high-income households. In National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR), among women ages 50-64, uninsured women were less likely to receive a mammogram compared with those with private insurance. The two main factors that serve as a barrier to early detection and cure for breast cancer are socio-economic status (no health insurance/poor access to healthcare) and lack of awareness of the importance of breast cancer screening. The impact of these factors is to the patients and their families is that frequently, breast cancer would be detected at an already advanced stage and the prognosis would be poor, leading to mortality. Cancer diagnosed early before spread has occurred are generally more amenable to treatment and cancers diagnosed late with extensive spread have poor prognoses. In these cases, treatment would just be of palliative in nature. Early detection through screening means early treatment and lower mortality

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the US. About 40,000 women die from breast cancer each year, making it “the second leading cause of cancer death among women” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.). The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) requires insurers to “provide coverage for and shall not impose any cost sharing requirements for” preventive services which are “in the current recommendation of the United States Preventive Services Task Force” (USPSTF). Nevertheless, the ACA makes an exception for breast cancer screening by stating that the USPSTF’s recommendation regarding mammogram “shall be considered the most current other than those issued in or around November 2009”. By using this legislative tool, the federal government mandates health insurers to provide coverage for annual or biennial mammograms in women aged 40 and older (US Preventive Services Task Force, 2013).

Due to extensive research on the extent of the problem and how to prevent cancer, greater detection is now available and accessible. For example, mammograms (screening), regular check ups that aren’t paid for on the spot and easy readily products such as sunscreen and hats. Also, awareness for all types of cancers has increased, such as campaigns, advertisements and organisations which has enabled and empowered individuals to more frequent visits to GP’s, for example, Relay for Life, Cancer Council, smoking advertisements and Jane Mcgrath foundation. The problem still with new cases of cancer arising, 1 in 3 males and 1 in 4 males will get cancer by the time they reach the age of 85 years old. Although there is better detection and campaigns, cancer is still a major problem within Australia and it needs to be included as a priority health issue to be able to improve Australia’s health.

According to Susan G. Komen, the absence of health insurance is the main reason for a lack of screening for breast cancer. Women who don't have health insurance are less likely to get screened for breast cancer. Many Asian Indian women lack health insurance and more than one in five Asian Indian women are uninsured. In 2013, 37.6 percent of Asian Indian women over the age of 40 didn't have access to routine mammograms. This lack of health care and routine mammograms leads to higher rates of breast cancer in Indian American women. Although a lack of health insurance is the main reason for the low rate of mammogram screenings in the U.S. other factors can also play a role. These other factors include: low income, lack of a usual health care provider,

The Author reports that the new recommended age for mammograms, by the United States Preventative Services Task Force, has changed from 50 to 40 to reduce the harm from over screening and overtreatment. It also reports that self-breast examinations are no longer recommended on a regular basis. This recommendation comes from evidence that there are no major benefits of early screenings and that only “one cancer death is prevented for every 1,904 women” screened, age 40 to 49. Conversely, there is evidence that frequent early screenings can lead to overtreatment

The “Every Woman Matters” program(EWM), is one of many government funded programs aimed at providing preventive maintenance and screening to populations considered more at risk and less likely to seek care(Backer, et. al. 2005). EWM provided women with a “clinical breast exam, mammography, and paponicolaou smear test at reduced or no cost”, it also provided the providers with assistance and incentives for participation(Backer, et. al. 2005). In the United, poor, uneducated males are the least likely

Screening tests can find cancer before person has symptoms of disease. Cancer treatment is usually more effective when a health care provider to find the disease early.

This analysis shows that Pap smears are least common in Asian and American Indian women, followed by Latina and White women. It is important to explore all means of which to find ways for women who are less likely to undergo cervical cancer screening (i.e. women of low socioeconomic status and those who lack adequate access to health care) an alternative, reliable way to conduct cervical cancer screenings. In the literature, human papillomavirus self-sampling was found to be highly acceptable and feasible amongst affected populations across most studies (Madzima, Vahabi & Lofters, 2017). One study conducted in Marseille France involved women ages 35-39 from low socioeconomic groups who were not attending regular cytological screening for cervical cancer. Of the number self-samplings performed, 609 (14.3%) resulted were high-risk HPV positive by the screening test. In another study, a telephone survey of 100 noninsured women in the United States, non-participants in cervical cancer screening were found to have low levels of HPV-related knowledge and perceived risk of cervical cancer was low. More important, it has been shown that educational interventions on cervical cancer and HPV before self-sampling were associated with high acceptability (Madzima, Vahabi & Lofters, 2017).

Breast cancer is the most common cancer toward the female gender within Australia today (AIHW 2016. This essay will analyse the success of early invention programs in relation to breast cancer, and will advocate strategies to help strengthen community actions and develop personal skills to improve the health outcomes for community members, especially those at greater risk. Early invention programs for breast cancer focus on Mammograms, pap tests, and clinical breast examinations, in order to catch the sickness before severity takes place. These intervention programs are clearly affective in community, as more than 5 in 10 women (54%) aged 50-69 years took part in the Monogramming program in the last two years through Breast Screen Australia (breastScreen Australia 2016). Barriers that may interfere with such programs and their attendance rates include health literacy, cost, advertisement and knowledge/understanding.