How we know if we're succeeding

Measuring ourselves: breast cancer screening

The basic facts

• More than 46,000 women in this country die from breast cancer each year
• This could be reduced by 30% in women over age 50 if regular mammogram schedules are followed
• The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends mammography screening every 1 to 2 years, beginning at age 40, for healthy women at normal risk

Our missionis to increase the breast cancer screening rates in patients treated by Aurora providers.

We measure the percent of our female patients ages 40 to 69 who had a mammogram within the past 24 months.

In 2006, our screening (mammography) rate for female patients ages 40 to 69 was 66%.

n = number of patients in sample measured

For more information and helpful resources on breast cancer screening, click here.