The third-generation aromatase inhibitors (AIs) anastrozole, exemestane and letrozole have largely replaced tamoxifen as the preferred treatment for hormone receptor - positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Approximately 185,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer are diagnosed yearly, and at least half of these women are both postmenopausal and eligible for adjuvant therapy with AIs. ...

BACKGROUND Some primary care physicians choose not to provide cervical cancer screening. PURPOSE To investigate the characteristics and screening beliefs of family practitioners and internists who treat adult women in outpatient settings but perform no routine Pap tests. METHODS A survey of U.S. primary care physicians (N=892) was conducted and analyzed in 2012. RESULTS Participants who p...

How to cite this article: Agaba EI, Agaba PA, Dankyau M, et al. Specialist physician knowledge of chronic kidney disease: A comparison of internists and family physicians in West Africa. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2012;4(1), Art. #319, 7 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ phcfm.v4i1.319 Background: Postgraduate training is aimed at equipping the trainee with the necessary skills to practise ...

Objectives. To evaluate the knowledge base of hospital staff regarding emergent airway management of tracheotomy and laryngectomy patients, and the impact of the introduction of a bedside airway form. Methods. Cross-sectional surveys of physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists at a tertiary care hospital prior to and 24 months after introduction of a bedside Emergency Airway Access (EAA) ...