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This article discusses the evidence that led to expanding the breast cancer screening recommendation to include additional imaging (eg, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, mammography) and pathology evaluation, if needed.

WPSI’s recommendation on patient navigation services for breast and cervical cancer screening involves person-to-person contact with the patient as well as services such as person-centered assessment and planning, health care access and health system navigation, referrals to appropriate support services (eg, language translation, transportation, and social services), and patient education.

This article highlights how patient navigation support can improve screening efficacy and coverage of services across the breast cancer screening pathway. The WPSI recommends that patient navigation services be provided to patients needing support through the breast cancer screening process.

In this systematic review and meta-analysis of 42 randomized clinical trials with 39, 111 participants, rates of screening and follow-up in women who were offered patient navigation services were compared to rates in women who received usual health care. With women who received patient navigation services, rates were 13.8% higher for breast cancer screening and 15.6% higher for cervical cancer screening, and higher for follow-up of abnormal screening results.

This evidence review informed the WPSI’s recommendation on Patient Navigation Services for Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening.

WPSI’s 2024 Public Comment period is now open. The comment period for draft documents is October 22nd -November 21st, 2024. For timeliness, all comments must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on the final day of comment period.

WPSI’s 2024 Well-Woman Chart is here! This updated, comprehensive tool summarizes preventive services recommendations for women from the WPSI, US Preventive Service Task Force, and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)’s Bright Futures. See the latest preventive health...

After serving as Vice-Chair of WPSI’s Dissemination and Implementation Steering Committee for five years, Marj Plumb, DrPH, has stepped down from her role. Since 2019, Dr. Plumb has led the Dissemination & Implementation Steering Committee (DISC) alongside Drs....

Edith Mitchell, MD was a pioneer and leader in oncology, dedicated to eliminating health disparities, and was the first female physician in the Air Force or Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard to be promoted to brigadier general. She truly lived an extraordinary...

Tune in to Why Am I Just Finding This Out? podcast, where host Kristin Stovern, APRN-C, MSN, CNM, FACNM, and WPSI Advisory Panel Member Sue Kendig, JD, WHNP-BC, talk about women's healthcare initiatives, including WPSI. In this episode, "What Women's Preventive...

WPSI Advisory Panel Chair Kimberly Gregory, MD, MPH, FACOG, was appointed in September as the new chair of the California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee, previously called the California Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review. Dr. Gregory was selected in...

For the first time since 2019, the WPSI met in person September 11–12 at ACOG headquarters. The first day of the meeting consisted of HRSA, Multidisciplinary Steering Committee (MSC), and Dissemination and Implementation Steering Committee (DISC) updates and MSC and...

The WPSI has released an updated statement on gender inclusivity

Governor Gavin Newsom announces the appointment of WPSI Advisory Panel Member and DISC Co-Chair, Dr. Diana Ramos as California Surgeon General.