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Show Table 5a. Reported Practices for Clinical Breast Examination (CBE).a Low Risk Patients High Risk Patients Start Age n (%) n (%) <18 46 (12.5) 47 (12.8) 18-29 228 (62.1) 246 (67.0) 30-39 50 (13.6) 43 (11.7) 40+ 39 (10.6) 14 (3.8) Not specified 3 (0.8) 15 (4.1) Stop Age n (%) n (%) <75 22 (6.0) 19 (5.2) >75 73 (19.9) 68 (18.5) Never 258 (70.3) 258 (70.3) Varies 7 (1.9) 8 (2.2) Not specified 6 (1-6) 12 (3.3) Interval n (%) n (%) 1 year 317 (86.4) 338 (92.1) > 1 year 24 (6.5) 7 (1.9) Varies 16 (4.4) 6 (1.6) Not specified 9 (2.5) 14 (3.8) aPercentages may not equal 100% because some questions were not answered, one physician did not recommend CBE, and one referred high-risk patients. Table 6a. Reported Practices for Breast Self Examination (BSE).b Low Risk Patients High Risk Patients Start Age n (%) n (%) <18 71 (19.3) 161 (43.9) 18-29 246 (67.0) 161 (43.9) 30-39 28 (7.6) 23 (6.3) 40+ 16 (4.4) 5 (1.4) Not specified 3 (0.8) 13 (3.5) Stop Age n (%) n (%) <75 15 (4.1) 11 (3.0) >75 63 (17.2) 62 (16.9) Never 275 (74.9) 272 (74.1) Varies 5 (1.4) 6 (1.6) Not specified 6 (1.6) 12 (3.3) Interval n (%) n (%) 1 month 312 (85.0) 306 (83.4) > 1 month 37 (10.1) 39 (10.6) Not specified 15 (4.1) 18 (4.9) bPercentages may not equal 100% because some questions were not answered, three physicians did not recommend CBE, and one referred high-risk patients. Table 5b. Differences in Reported Practices for CBE in High Risk vs. Low Risk Patients. Yes No n Begin earlier Stop later Increase frequency 82 (22.3) 13 (3.5) 46 (12.5) 273 (74.4) 340 (92.6) 306 (83.4) Table 6b. Differences in Reported Practices for BSE in High Risk vs. Low Risk Patients. Yes No n Begin earlier Stop later Increase frequency 45 (12.3) 7 (1.9) 6 (1.6) 310 (84.5) 342 (93.2) 337 (91.8) Table 7. Published Recommendations Cited as the Single Most Important Source of Information, by Specialty.0 Group AAFP ACS ACOG ACP AMA USPSTF Total________________ cBold numbers represent the primary organization for each specialty. Family Internal Obstetrics/ Total Practice Medicine Gynecology 28 0 0 28 31 24 14 69 6 1 44 51 1 12 0 13 1 3 1 5 38 15 1 54 105 55 60 220 32 Utah's Health: An Annual Review Volume VIII |