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Impact of the 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force guidelines on screening mammography rates on women in their 40s. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BackgroundThe 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force breast cancer screening update recommended against routine screening mammography for women aged 40-49; confusion and release of conflicting guidelines followed.
Amy T Wang +6 more
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Cost–benefit analysis of mammography screening: the perspective of Nigerian healthcare providers [PDF]
BMJ Public HealthIntroduction There is no national breast cancer screening implemented in Nigeria. The National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) has a goal of making screening services and early detection of cancer available for all Nigerians. Health financing is predominantly
Obinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife +5 more
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A Nationally Representative US Health and Retirement Study on Mammography Screening Use and Its Predictors Among Older Adult Women Ages 60 to 85 [PDF]
Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical ResearchBackground: Mammography use and its predictors among older women require further study. Objectives: Mammography use and its relationship to demographic characteristics, health care access, and breast cancer risk factors in women ages 60 to 85 in the ...
Angela Sy +7 more
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Overcoming the limitations of screening mammography in Japan and Korea: a paradigm shift to personalized breast cancer screening based on ultrasonography [PDF]
Ultrasonography, 2023 Screening mammography programs have been implemented in numerous Western countries with the aim of reducing breast cancer mortality. However, despite over 20 years of population-based screening mammography, the mortality rates in Japan and Korea continue
Takayoshi Uematsu +2 more
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American Journal of Roentgenology, 1986 Screening mammography can reduce mortality from breast cancer and is the only means of detecting nonpalpable cancers that are often more curable. Based on this, guidelines have evolved but compliance with them has been slow. Reservations are based on yield-cost-benefit-harm considerations, but uniformed and/or disadvantaged women and reluctance if not ...
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 BackgroundMammography-based breast cancer screening has been widely implemented in many developed countries. Evidence was needed on participation and diagnostic performance of population-based breast cancer screening using ultrasound in China.MethodsWe ...
Xi Zhang +8 more
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Breast, 2021 Background: Several studies have investigated MRI breast cancer screening in women at increased risk, but little is known about their preferences. In this study, experiences, expectations and preferences for MRI and mammography were evaluated among women
H. Amarens Geuzinge +4 more
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An image quality review programme in a population‐based mammography screening service
Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2021 Introduction Mammography is one of the most technically demanding radiographic processes, and mammography quality assurance initiatives are priorities in the implementation of public health screening services.
Vania Galli +4 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 This study revisits the effects of mammography screening programs on inequalities in breast screening uptake in Switzerland. The progressive introduction of regional mammography programs by 12 out of the 26 Swiss cantons (regions) since 1999 offers an ...
Vladimir Jolidon +7 more
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Behavioral Sciences, 2023 Background: Breast cancer is the most frequent cause of malignant tumors among women worldwide. Its successful prevention depends on the degree of participation in screening programs, which can be influenced by psychological factors, including fear ...
Casandra I. Montoro +2 more
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