Physician Attitudes About Using Life Expectancy to Inform Cancer Screening Cessation in Older Adults—Results From a National Survey
Nancy L. Schoenborn, Cynthia M. Boyd, Craig Evan Pollack
Abstract
This survey study assessed physicians’ attitudes about the use of life expectancy as a guide in the decision to stop cancer screening in older adults.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineLife expectancyGerontologySmoking cessationCancer screeningFamily medicineHealth Information National Trends SurveyNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyCancerPreventive healthcareEnvironmental healthPublic healthHealth careNursingInternal medicinePathologyHealth informationEconomicsEconomic growthPopulationGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life