They propose prioritizing screening efforts and moving away from a siloed strategy based around cancer sites. Patients should no longer have to make multiple appointments for breast, lung, prostate, cervical, colorectal, and skin cancer. A one-stop-shop approach would seek to streamline all aspects into one, including education, outreach, risk assessment, imaging, results and follow-up. Providers would need to coordinate with hospitals or clinics to provide radiologic procedures and other exams in a convenient location. And mobile solutions could offer an option for targeting those who live far from imaging centers, they noted.

“The authors acknowledge that system-level changes can require institutional investment, complex coordination between various specialties, and considerable workflow reorganization,” Miller et al. wrote. “However, they believe that it is the responsibility of the institutions and healthcare professionals to assume this burden to help pave the path to cancer prevention, particularly for the most at-risk and vulnerable patients.”

Read more of their arguments, including potential benefits and challenges, in the American College of Preventive Medicine’s official journal here.