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Comparison of breast and bowel cancer screening uptake patterns in a common cohort of South Asian women in England [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2010
Background Inequalities in uptake of cancer screening by ethnic minority populations are well documented in a number of international studies. However, most studies to date have explored screening uptake for a single cancer only.
Gumber Anil K, Szczepura Ala K, Price Charlotte L, Patnick Julietta   +3 more
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Genetic variation in genes interacting with BRCA1/2 and risk of breast cancer in Cypriot population. [PDF]

, 2010
Inability to correctly repair DNA damage is known to play a role in the development of breast cancer. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of DNA repair genes have been identified, which modify the DNA repair capacity, which in turn may affect the risk
Daniel, M, Hadjisavvas, A, Loizidou, MA, Newbold, RF, Neuhausen, SL, Marcou, Y, Michael, T, Bashiardes, E, Cariolou, MA, Kakouri, E   +9 more
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A pilot telephone intervention to increase uptake of breast cancer screening in socially deprived areas in Scotland (TELBRECS):study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Breast cancer accounts for almost 30% of all cancers and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women in Scotland. Screening is key to early detection.
Cavanagh, Julie, Archibald, Debbie, O'Carroll, Ronan E., Millar, Rosemary, Chambers, Julie A., Chambers, Julie, Cook, Alan, O'Carroll, Ronan   +7 more
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A comparison of five methods of measuring mammographic density: a case-control study

Breast Cancer Research, 2018
Background High mammographic density is associated with both risk of cancers being missed at mammography, and increased risk of developing breast cancer.
Susan M. Astley, Elaine F. Harkness, Jamie C. Sergeant, Jane Warwick, Paula Stavrinos, Ruth Warren, Mary Wilson, Ursula Beetles, Soujanya Gadde, Yit Lim, Anil Jain, Sara Bundred, Nicola Barr, Valerie Reece, Adam R. Brentnall, Jack Cuzick, Tony Howell, D. Gareth Evans   +17 more
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Interval cancers in the NHS breast cancer screening programme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. [PDF]

, 2011
Background: The United Kingdom NHS Breast Screening Programme was established in 1988, and women aged between 50 and 70 are routinely invited at three yearly intervals.
Sellars, SJ, Moss, SM, Bennett, RL, S M Moss, S J Sellars, R L Bennett   +5 more
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Interpreting Breast Cancer Mortality Trends Related to Introduction of Mammography Screening: A Simulation Study

MDM Policy & Practice, 2022
Background. Several studies have evaluated the effect of mammography screening on breast cancer mortality based on overall breast cancer mortality trends, with varied conclusions.
Torunn Heggland, Lars Johan Vatten, Signe Opdahl, Harald Weedon-Fekjær   +3 more
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Screening for breast cancer : medicalization, visualization and the embodied experience [PDF]

, 2010
Women’s perspectives on breast screening (mammography and breast awareness) were explored in interviews with midlife women sampled for diversity of background and health experience.
Gillian Bendelow, Frances Griffiths, Griffiths, F., Eileen Green (16066454), Julie Palmer (3403658), Eileen Green, Green, E., Palmer, Julie, Frances Griffiths (3468140), Julie Palmer, Griffiths, Frances, Gillian Bendelow (16044635), Bendelow, Gillian, Green, Eileen   +13 more
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Artificial Intelligence for Breast Cancer Screening in Mammography (AI-STREAM): A Prospective Multicenter Study Design in Korea Using AI-Based CADe/x [PDF]

, 2022
Purpose: Artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer-aided detection/diagnosis (CADe/x) has helped improve radiologists' performance and provides results equivalent or superior to those of radiologists' alone.
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Correlation between global methylation level of peripheral blood leukocytes and serum C reactive protein level modified by MTHFR polymorphism: a cross-sectional study

BMC Cancer, 2018
Background Chronic inflammatory conditions are associated with higher tumor incidence through epigenetic and genetic alterations. Here, we focused on an association between an inflammation marker, C-reactive-protein (CRP), and global DNA methylation ...
Masanori Nojima, Motoki Iwasaki, Yoshio Kasuga, Shiro Yokoyama, Hiroshi Onuma, Hideki Nishimura, Ritsu Kusama, Teruhiko Yoshida, Shoichiro Tsugane   +8 more
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Effect of an organised screening program on socioeconomic inequalities in mammography practice, knowledge and attitudes

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Background Breast cancer stands as the leading cause of cancer related mortality in women worldwide. Mammography screening has the potential to improve prognosis by reducing stage at diagnosis.
A. Relecom, B. Arzel, T. Perneger
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