Patient Centric Health Innovation by CanBiotech

PHYSICIANS’ EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR PATIENTS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS SHAPE BREAST CANCER SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS

A report of the findings, published Dec. 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine, highlights the impact physicians’ social networks may have on their adherence to nationally recognized breast cancer screening guidelines.

“Our findings suggest that we need to help clinicians better understand the impact personal experiences with friends and family members, as well as their patients, have on their practices,” says Craig Evan Pollack associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the study’s lead author.