Breast cancer screening practices and related health beliefs among Taiwanese nurses
Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2017 Objective: Breast cancer is one of most common cancer types among women in Taiwan. Nurses are in an ideal position to promote breast cancer screening and educate individuals about breast health-related issues.
Tsu-Yin Wu, Shu-Ling Chen
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Overdiagnosis and overtreatment of breast cancer: Overdiagnosis in randomised controlled trials of breast cancer screening [PDF]
, 2005 Data from randomised controlled trials of mammographic screening can be used to determine the extent of any overdiagnosis, as soon as either a time equivalent to the lead-time has elapsed after the final screen, or the control arm has been offered ...
AB Miller +18 more
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The effects of a UK review of breast cancer screening on uptake : an observational before/after study [PDF]
, 2013 Objectives: To measure whether uptake of breast cancer screening was affected by the publication of the Marmot Review and associated press coverage. Setting: Eight NHS breast screening centres in the West Midlands of the UK.
Clarke, Aileen +4 more
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Are there socioeconomic gradients in stage and grade of breast cancer at diagnosis? Cross sectional analysis of UK cancer registry data [PDF]
, 2004 Socioeconomic gradients in uptake of breast cancer screening in the United Kingdom should, intuitively, lead to socioeconomic gradients in disease progression at diagnosis. However, studies have found little evidence of such an effect.
Adams, J., Forman, D., White, M.
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Journal of Biomedical PractitionersINTRODUCTION The study involved 100 women taking part to a Breast Screening session carried out by one Mammographer. Participants answered a questionnaire related to pain perception experienced during the mammogram.
Deborah Esposito +15 more
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Breast Cancer Vaccine: Are We There Yet? [PDF]
, 2012 In lieu of an abstract, here is the article\u27s first paragraph: Breast cancer is the most fatal form of cancer for female population worldwide. National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimates 226,870 females and 2,190 males to be diagnosed with breast cancer
Chablani, Lipika
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Medical Journal of Australia, 1977 Mammography is of real assistance to the surgeon in evaluating breast problems not associated with a breast mass. Use of mammography in the detection of early breast cancer in breast demonstration projects has brought forth the time honored value judgement of benefit vs risk.
H G, Gallagher, J, Croll
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Simulation Analysis of Breast Cancer Screening Coverage Rate Promotion Strategies Based on System Dynamics [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixueBackground The low coverage rate of breast cancer screening has affected the prevention and control effect of breast cancer in China. Factors related to the screening coverage rate include multiple aspects of the screening implementation process ...
WANG Yanbo, ZHOU Jiangtao, WANG Bingyi, LU Wenli
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Awareness of Breast Cancer and Its Screening among Indonesian Women [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Introduction: Breast cancer has a high morbidity and mortality rate worldwide. However, most developing countries with resource constrained setting, like Indonesia, encounter several difficulties to implement mass screening for breast cancer.
Solikhah Solikhah +2 more
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Breast cancer detection among young survivors of pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma with screening magnetic resonance imaging [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND Female survivors of pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) who have received chest radiotherapy are at increased risk of breast cancer. Guidelines for early breast cancer screening among these survivors are based on little data regarding clinical ...
Ahmed, Sameera +7 more
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