A Novel Approach to Teaching Women How to Reduce Their Breast Cancer Risk : The Breast Cancer Prevention & Risk Assessment Clinic

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A Novel Approach to Teaching Women How to Reduce Their Breast Cancer Risk : The Breast Cancer Prevention & Risk Assessment Clinic Gotay, Carolyn C., 1951-; Dawson, Marliese Y.; Shen, Hui; Ashman, Melissa; Mager, Tracey; McCoy, Bonnie

Abstract

It is estimated that as many as 40% of breast cancers could be prevented by modifying lifestyle risk factors, yet this fact is not well-known in the population. In 2011, the Breast Cancer Prevention & Risk Assessment Clinic launched in BC, providing women with objective risk assessments and evidence-based counseling about how to reduce their risks. Between 2011 and 2016, the Clinic revised its approaches and procedures to maximize potential reach in the province. In 2016, the grant providing financial support for the Clinic ended, and a new cost-recovery model was adopted. This report describes this novel Clinic’s changing service models, activities, and accomplishments.

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Title	A Novel Approach to Teaching Women How to Reduce Their Breast Cancer Risk : The Breast Cancer Prevention & Risk Assessment Clinic
Creator	Gotay, Carolyn C., 1951-; Dawson, Marliese Y.; Shen, Hui; Ashman, Melissa; Mager, Tracey; McCoy, Bonnie
Contributor	Centre of Excellence in Cancer Prevention
Date Issued	2017
Description	It is estimated that as many as 40% of breast cancers could be prevented by modifying lifestyle risk factors, yet this fact is not well-known in the population. In 2011, the Breast Cancer Prevention & Risk Assessment Clinic launched in BC, providing women with objective risk assessments and evidence-based counseling about how to reduce their risks. Between 2011 and 2016, the Clinic revised its approaches and procedures to maximize potential reach in the province. In 2016, the grant providing financial support for the Clinic ended, and a new cost-recovery model was adopted. This report describes this novel Clinic’s changing service models, activities, and accomplishments.
Genre	Report
Type	Text
Language	eng
Date Available	2017-11-03
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0357449
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/63533
Affiliation	Medicine, Faculty of; Non UBC; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Faculty; Other
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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