Health Care Provider's Spot
The information and links presented here regarding breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment are of interest to the Iowa Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program's network of health care providers.
2009 Cancer Statistics from the American Cancer Society
Download the latest documents on cancer statistics. These documents include:
• Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts & Figures 2009
• Global Cancer Facts & Figures 2007
• Cancer Facts & Figures 2009
• Cancer Facts & Figures for African American 2009-2010
• Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics 2006-2008
• Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2007-2008
2006 Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Women with Abnormal Cervical Screening Tests American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
Links on this website provide access to:
The 2006 Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Women with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia or Adenocarcinoma in situ were published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2007: 197(4): 346-355).
Algorithms for the guidelines have been published in the October 2007 issue of the ASCCP's Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease and are available in PDF format on this same website.
Clinical Breast Examination: Practical Recommendations for Optimizing Performance and Reporting
This is a report found in the American Cancer Society's CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians that provides a brief review of evidence for clinical breast examination's (CBE's) role in the earlier detection of breast cancer, highlights current practice issues, and presents recommendations that, when implemented, could contribute to greater standardization of the practice and reporting of CBE.
Smoking Cessation Clinic Fax Referral Program
Quitline Iowa is supported by Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) Division of Tobacco Use Prevention and Control. The Quitline fax referral program gives health care practitioners a quick and easy method for referring their patients who smoke to effective cessation services. All services provided by the Quitline are free to Iowans whether or not covered by a health plan.
• Quitline Iowa Fax Referral Form (to refer non-Medicaid clients)
• Quitline Iowa Fax Referral Form (to refer non-Medicaid clients) - Spanish
Resources for Health Professionals
The California Department of Public Health, Cancer Detection Section (CDS) and San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health provide this shared website expressly as a resource for health professionals involved in the early detection of breast and cervical cancers.
For more information, contact your local Care for Yourself, program or call (800) 369-2229 or (800) 735-2942 (V/TTY).
You may also use the "Contact Us" page to submit questions online or write to us at:
Iowa Care for Yourself Program
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection/WISEWOMAN
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
