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Breast Cancer
Research from Medical College of Wisconsin, Medical College reveals new findings on breast cancer
January 29th, 2009
"Jargon is a barrier to effective patient-physician communication, especially when health literacy is low or the topic is complicated. Jargon is addressed by medical schools and residency programs, but reducing jargon usage by the many physicians already in practice may require the population-scale methods used in Quality Improvement," scientists writing in the Journal of General Internal Medicine report. "To assess the amount of jargon used and explained during discussions about prostate or breast cancer screening. Effective communication is recommended before screening for prostate or breast cancer because of the large number of false-positive results and the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-29)
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