These barriers prevent the efficient allocation of mammography screening services and prevent underserved women from accessing an important preventive health service.
In view of this, empowerment and development of these resources among health professionals will be an important preventive measure to fight professional burnout through secondary prevention [ 3].
Eliminating tobacco smoking is a primary goal in the prevention of lung cancer, and smoking cessation is an important preventive tool in this process.
"Girls are not getting an important preventive measure that they need".
The most important preventive behaviour in averting cancer is the avoidance of cigarette smoke.
"You have practised important preventive lifestyle choices to include regular vigorous aerobic and strength-building exercises, a heart healthy diet, smoking abstinence and infrequent alcohol use".
"I believe this proposal strikes the appropriate balance between respecting religious freedom and increasing access to important preventive services," she said.
False negatives are also dangerous, because they can impart a false sense of security and make women lazy about other important preventive actions, such as physical examination.
When community hospitals close, hundreds of people in a small town can lose their jobs, town residents may defer important preventive care, and emergency care is often far less accessible.
Annual testing for these women does not improve health outcomes, it diverts time from more important preventive measures that could be addressed in a health maintenance exam, and it wastes money.
For young women, said Ms. Goldfarb of Rutgers, an important preventive measure is to be alert for signs that a man is potentially dangerous -- before the relationship grows serious.
