The Effects of Breast Cancer Screening in Adult Women The most common form of cancer death in women is breast cancer death. The most recent two decades show a global trend that indicates an escalation in breast cancer mortality (Azamjah, et al., 2019). The Phenomenon of Interest (POI) discussed in this paper is the effects of early breast cancer screening in adult women. The author of this paper will critically appraise the American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines, methods, and the effectiveness of breast cancer screening guidelines for women of average risk. Phenomenon of Interest As Advance Practice Nurse (APN) selecting a POI, it is important to choose an area of concern that is relevant to practice that can be improved upon. The POI discussed in this paper is the effects of current ACS recommendations related to breast cancer screening in adult women. The POI is significant to the APN’s role because patients rely on APNs to inform them of current health recommendations. The APN accentuates health maintenance and manifests positive patient outcomes by utilizing prevention strategies (Kerr & Macaskill 2020). In the women’s health setting, women rely on their APN to educate them on current guidelines and recommendations. Every year in the United States, 270,000 women or more receive a breast cancer diagnosis. Additionally, over 40,000 of those women die from breast cancer (Miles et al., 2021). The principal benefit to breast cancer screening is that it reduces mortality in women. In women aged between 35 and 85 years old, mortality was lowered by 11% to 36% in women who underwent mammography compared to women who did not participate in breast cancer screening (Miles et al., 2021). The APN can use structural, process, and outcome measures in practice. Structural measures provide numbers and ratios, process measures are used to improve patient outcomes,
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