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Identifying Patients with Breast Cancer History Using Epic Electronic Health Record

Sarah J. Fadem, Ayana April-Sanders, Alicja Bator, Jeanne Ferrante, Jenna Howard, Jennifer R. Hemler, Kennedy Ganti, Shawna V. Hudson, Benjamin F. Crabtree and Denalee O’Malley
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2025, 38 (6) 1006-1011; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2025.250095R1
Sarah J. Fadem
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (SJF, AB, JF, JRH, SVH, BFC, DO); Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ (AA-S); RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick, NJ (KG); and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (SVH, BFC, DO).
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Ayana April-Sanders
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (SJF, AB, JF, JRH, SVH, BFC, DO); Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ (AA-S); RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick, NJ (KG); and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (SVH, BFC, DO).
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Alicja Bator
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (SJF, AB, JF, JRH, SVH, BFC, DO); Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ (AA-S); RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick, NJ (KG); and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (SVH, BFC, DO).
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Jeanne Ferrante
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (SJF, AB, JF, JRH, SVH, BFC, DO); Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ (AA-S); RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick, NJ (KG); and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (SVH, BFC, DO).
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Jenna Howard
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (SJF, AB, JF, JRH, SVH, BFC, DO); Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ (AA-S); RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick, NJ (KG); and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (SVH, BFC, DO).
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Jennifer R. Hemler
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (SJF, AB, JF, JRH, SVH, BFC, DO); Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ (AA-S); RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick, NJ (KG); and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (SVH, BFC, DO).
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Kennedy Ganti
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (SJF, AB, JF, JRH, SVH, BFC, DO); Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ (AA-S); RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick, NJ (KG); and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (SVH, BFC, DO).
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Shawna V. Hudson
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (SJF, AB, JF, JRH, SVH, BFC, DO); Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ (AA-S); RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick, NJ (KG); and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (SVH, BFC, DO).
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Benjamin F. Crabtree
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (SJF, AB, JF, JRH, SVH, BFC, DO); Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ (AA-S); RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick, NJ (KG); and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (SVH, BFC, DO).
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Denalee O’Malley
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Sarah J. Fadem, Ayana April-Sanders, Alicja Bator, Jeanne Ferrante, Jenna Howard, Jennifer R. Hemler, Kennedy Ganti, Shawna V. Hudson, Benjamin F. Crabtree, Denalee O’Malley
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2025, 38 (6) 1006-1011; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2025.250095R1

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Sarah J. Fadem, Ayana April-Sanders, Alicja Bator, Jeanne Ferrante, Jenna Howard, Jennifer R. Hemler, Kennedy Ganti, Shawna V. Hudson, Benjamin F. Crabtree, Denalee O’Malley
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2025, 38 (6) 1006-1011; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2025.250095R1
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