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H-BwoaSvm: A Hybrid Model for Classification and Feature Selection of Mammography Screening Behavior Data [PDF]

Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining, 2020
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer in the world. Early detection of cancers cause significantly reduce in morbidity rate and treatment costs. Mammography is a known effective diagnosis method of breast cancer.
E. Enayati, Z. Hassani, M. Moodi
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Does mammographic screening and a negative result affect attitudes towards future breast screening? [PDF]

, 2001
OBJECTIVES:To investigate the impact of an experience of a benign mammographic result on intention to seek medical help immediately in the case of breast abnormalities, and on intentions and thoughts about future participation in screening.
Boer, H., Drossaert, C.H.C., Seydel, E.R.   +2 more
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Mammography: psychological experience, and radiographer’s attitudes and behaviors that promote women’s cooperation

Saúde & Tecnologia, 2015
Mammography is the most effective method available for early detection for breast cancer. Routine screening is being associated with better prognostic, such as, earlier stage disease and mortality reduction. However, mammography is not seen by most women
Ana Monteiro Grilo, Margarida C. Santos
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How to discriminate between computer-aided and computer-hindered decisions: a case study in mammography [PDF]

, 2013
Background. Computer aids can affect decisions in complex ways, potentially even making them worse; common assessment methods may miss these effects. We developed a method for estimating the quality of decisions, as well as how computer aids affect it ...
Alberdi, E., Ayton, P., Povyakalo, A. A., Strigini, L.   +3 more
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Media Coverage of the Benefits and Harms of Testing the Healthy: A protocol for a descriptive study [PDF]

, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Much testing in medicine is aimed at healthy people to facilitate the early detection of health conditions. However, there is growing evidence that early detection is a double-edged sword that may cause harm in the form of overdiagnosis ...
Barratt, Alexandra, Fabbri, Alice, Jones, Mark, Maher, Christopher, Moynihan, Ray, O'Keeffe, Mary, Zadro, Joshua   +6 more
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Discontinuation of adjuvant hormone therapy among breast cancer patients not previously attending mammography screening

BMC Medicine, 2019
Background Breast cancer patients who have not previously attended mammography screening may be more likely to discontinue adjuvant hormone therapy and therefore have a worse disease prognosis.
Wei He, Louise Eriksson, Sven Törnberg, Fredrik Strand, Per Hall, Kamila Czene   +5 more
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Does Gender Discrimination Impact Regular Mammography Screening? Findings from the Race Differences in Screening Mammography Study

, 2008
Objective: To determine if gender discrimination, conceptualized as a negative life stressor, is a deterrent to adherence to mammography screening guidelines.
Amy B. Dailey, Beth A. Jones, Calvocoressi L, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services, Consedine NS, Stanislav V. Kasl   +5 more
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Overdiagnosis due to screening mammography for women aged 40 years and over [PDF]

, 2018
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review. The objective was to assess the effect of screening mammography for breast cancer on overdiagnosis in women aged 40 years and older at average risk of breast ...
Barratt, Alexandra, Bell, Katy, Glasziou, Paul P., Houssami, Nehmat, Jacklyn, Gemma, Mcgeechan, Kevin   +5 more
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German mammography screening program: adherence, characteristics of (non-)participants and utilization of non-screening mammography—a longitudinal analysis

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background In Germany, all women aged 50–69 have been invited to biennial mammography screening since 2009. We aimed to assess longitudinal adherence over ten years in women aged 50 in 2009 and characterize the different adherence groups.
Miriam Heinig, Wiebke Schäfer, Ingo Langner, Hajo Zeeb, Ulrike Haug   +4 more
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Breast cancer screening patterns in Jamaican women: review of the largest national mammography clinic

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer and cancer related deaths in Jamaican women. In Jamaica, women often present with advanced stages of breast cancer, despite the availability of screening mammography for early detection.
Sheray N. Chin, Derria Cornwall, Derek I. Mitchell, Michael E. McFarlane, Joseph M. Plummer   +4 more
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