Dr. Laura Esserman, The Wisdom Study, and Breast Cancer Risk
April 20, 2022
https://doi.org/10.55834/sp.1458676786
Although great strides have been made in diagnosing and treating breast cancer, 40,000 Americans die of the disease each year. Today on SoundPractice, host Mike Sacopulos discusses The Wisdom Study with Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA. Dr. Esserman the Director of the UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center at UC San Francisco, a professor of Surgery & Radiology at UCSF, and a practicing surgeon and breast cancer oncology specialist.
The WISDOM Study – Women Informed to Screen Depending On Measures of risk, seeks to bring together 100,000 diverse woman from across the United States to find the safest and most effective way to detect breach cancer for every woman. This study compares two approved screening approaches: annual mammograms for all women starting at age 40 or a personalized approach based on a woman’s individual risk factors for breast cancer, like her breast density, genes, and family health. Learn how your patients can participate in the Wisdom Study. This is large scale, important research you and your patients need to know about.
For physician leaders to enroll patients in the WISDOM study,
If you’d like to be an ambassador for the study, or to learn more, info@wisdomstudy.org
Learn more about the American Association for Physician Leadership at www.physicianleaders.org
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