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  1. Skin Cancer Screening:
  2. Increase hte proportion of women and                          n/a                   40%
  3.   men aged 50 and older visiting a primary 
  4.   care physician in the preceding year
  5.   who have received a skin examination.
  6. Physician Counseling:
  7. Increase the proportion of primary care                        52%                 75%
  8.   providers who routinely counsel patients
  9.   about cancer screening recommendations.
  10.  
  11. Note: *These are American recommendations and may differ from Canadian recommendations,   
  12.   particularly with regard to breast and colon cancer screening.
  13. Source: Public Health Service,  Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease
  14.   Prevention Objectives.  Washington,  DC: US Goverment Printing Office,  1991.  DHHS Publication
  15.   No. (PHS) 91-50312.