Mammograms are an important screening tool for breast cancer and they undoubtedly save lives, Burstein told CBS News. "They are, however, an imperfect tool. Women's choices on mammogram screening should be tailored to their individual needs based on discussions with their doctor," he said. Aside...
Romans, M.C.: Report from the Jacobs Institute – American Cancer Society Workshop on Mammogram screening and primary care providers, current issue, “women’s Health issues” Vol.2, pp. 169-172 (1992)Romans MC (1992) Report from the Jacobs Institute–American Cancer Society workshop on ...
"Most of the progress in cancer has been incremental," Dr. Michael V. Seiden, president and CEO of Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, told WebMD. "There are more and more Americans who have gotten a little farther away from their last cigarette. The colonoscopy screening rates are no...
This guideline updates the American Cancer Society breast cancer screening recommendations for women at average risk for breast cancer.
Despite these health risk behaviors, perceptions of cancer risk were low. Eight-five percent of women over the age of forty reported ever having a mammogram and 69% reported having the screening examine in the previous year. The majority of participants reported ever having a Pap test but ...
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Korean American women (KAW). Many KAW are not aware of the importance of regular screening. This research estimates the rates of regular breast cancer screening and examines the predictors and barriers to obtaining regular mammograms. Methods...
American Indian/ Alaska Native (AI/AN) women have the lowest cancer-screening rate of any ethnic or racial group; AI/AN women in all regions are less likely than non-Hispanic white women to be diagnosed with localized breast cancer; and those AI/AN women presenting with breast cancer have ...
38.Increased Risk of Developing Breast Cancer after a False-Positive Screening Mammogram 机译:在假阳性筛选乳房X光检查后发育乳腺癌的风险增加 作者:Henderson Louise M.;Hubbard Rebecca A.;Sprague Brian L.;Zhu Weiwei;Kerlikowske Karla 期刊名称:《Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers and prevention: A publication...
Used telephone interviews to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding breast and cervical cancer screening among 775 Chinese American women (aged 20–74 yrs). The rates of ever having had a mammogram, ever having had a clinical breast examination, and ever having exami...
OBJECTIVES: We investigated heterogeneity in ethnic composition and immigrant status among US Asians as an explanation for disparities in breast cancer sur... SL Gomez,CA Clarke,SJ Shema,... - 《American Journal of Public Health》 被引量: 147发表: 2010年 Cancer screening behaviors among Korean-...