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1 BreastScreen Queensland Gold Coast Service General Practice Nurses Forum Thursday 4 May 2017

2 BreastScreen Queensland Gold Coast Service General Practice Nurses Forum Thursday 4 May 2017

3 BreastScreen in Queensland National government funded program for the early detection of breast cancer Providing free screening for women in Queensland for over 25 years 11 screening and assessment services across the state, 9 mobile vans visit over 260 sites annually 251,000 ( ) women screened in Queensland, currently 183,150 ( ) to 31 March 2017

4 BSQ Gold Coast Service Screening Services: Southport, Burleigh Heads, Helensvale and mobile locations at Beeneigh, Beaudesert, Mt Tamborine, Nerang, Elanora, and Robina Over 26,000 women screened since 1 July 2016 this year, approx. 32,000 women screened on the Gold Coast annually 3 Assessment Clinics each week at Southport 1,470 women or 6% of those screened since 1 July 2016 this year attended Assessment, 35% required cytology/pathology testing

5 Services provided at BSQ Gold Coast FREE, high quality digital mammography every 2 years Assessment of screened women with a possible lesion Specialised, highly skilled, caring radiographers, doctors, nurses and administrative staff and volunteers All mammograms are independently read by 2 doctors across the state Outcomes and results provided to clients and their General Practitioners Over 200 National Accreditation Standards monitored and reported every 6 months within the BSQ program Online, digital and paper reminders to women due for screening

6 Being a woman and getting older are the biggest risk factors for developing breast cancer

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8 Breast Cancer and Screening Facts Multifactorial disease cause unknown Lifetime risk for Australian women to age 85 >75% occur in women over 50 years < 6% occur in women under 40 years Lifestyle risk factors: obesity, high fat diet, low fruit & vegetable intake, alcohol > 2 standard drinks/day, low or sedentary activity

9 Screening vs Diagnostic Mammography SCREENING every two years for WOMEN WITHOUT ANY BREAST SYMPTOMS DIAGNOSTIC referral by a GP for radiology for SYMPTOMATIC WOMEN

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11 The symptomatic woman (nbcf.org.au) Symptoms: lump, change in breast shape, change in breast skin, nipple changes, nipple discharge, pain

12 The Symptomatic Woman Management: no single definitive test for breast cancer The triple test (sensitivity ~ 99.6%) - History and Clinical examination - Initial imaging mammography, ultrasound - Pathology Cytology of discharge, skin biopsy of nipple, core biopsy, FNA Additional imaging MRI

13 The Symptomatic Woman Management: no single definitive test for breast cancer The triple test (sensitivity ~ 99.6%) - History and Clinical examination - Initial imaging mammography, ultrasound - Pathology Cytology of discharge, skin biopsy of nipple, core biopsy, FNA Additional imaging MRI

14 Who is eligible to attend BreastScreen? Women with no signs or symptoms of breast cancer Target population: age years, and over 40 years and 74 years still eligible NOT eligible: Women within 5 years of breast cancer diagnosis Women under age 40 Men Annual Screening eligibility: - History of breast cancer - History of ADH, LCIS, ALH (increased risk markers) - Family history (cat 2 & 3) of breast cancer up to age 60

15 WOMAN NO SYMPTOMS 2 INDEPENDENT READERS REVIEW MAMMOGRAMS OVER 40 UP TO 74 YRS MAMMOGRAM EVERY 2 YRS 90-95% WELL WOMAN OUTCOME 5-10% ASSESSMENT CLINIC OUTCOME LETTER TO CLIENT & GP UP TO 1 MONTH AFTER ASSESSMENT 70% WELL WOMAN CLINICAL EXAMINATION ULTRASOUND /SPEC MAM VIEWS NEEDLE TESTS /PATHOLOGY 30% MALIGNANT PUBLIC REFERRAL TO GCHHS BREAST CLINIC GP REFERRAL TO PRIVATE TREATMENT

16 Mammographic sensitivity Varies between 70 90% Decreases with increased breast density 5% breast cancers are not visible on mammography

17 Thank you Questions? Thank you

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