Clinical Access Guidelines for Breast MRI in Nova ScotiaNova Scotia Breast Screening Program
Interval breast cancers (IBCs) are cancers diagnosed between screening episodes. Understanding the biological differences between IBCs and screen-detected breast-cancers (SDBCs) has the potential to improve mammographic screening and patient management.
experience: use of an adaptable stereotactic device in the diagnosis ... To evaluate and present 10-year outcomes of the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program (NSBSP), a population-based screening program in the province of Nova ... JS Caines,GH Schaller,SE Iles,... - 《Canadian ...
Methods: This is a population-based case-control breast cancer study of women aged 40 to 75 who underwent digital breast screening from 2009 to 2015 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Cases included women diagnosed with HER2-BrCa at screen or before their next screen (interval); controls included women ...
Rates and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in first 6 months among women in Nova Scotia: a population-based cohort study. CMAJ Open. 2013;1:E9–E17. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Campbell O, Graham WJ. Strategies for reducing maternal mortality: getting on with what ...
These survival differences may be due to variations in stage at diagnosis arising because of differences in screening, cancer awareness or referral pathways. Alternatively, international differ- ences may exist in stage-specific survival, indicating differences in treatment, co-morbidity or staging ...
Several provinces and territories, including British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Yukon, already offer breast cancer screening starting at age 40. Ontario, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador have committed to doing the same, according to the Canadi...
Screening and Evaluation for Fatigue Screen every patient for fatigue as vital sign at regular intervals (using a 10-point scale in which a score ≥4 = moderate fatigue). Patients with moderate to severe fatigue should be queried about their activity level, including changes in exercise or ...
Conclusion: In our service, most women >70yrs with symptomatic breast cancer die with, rather than of, breast cancer. The high proportion of other-cause deaths suggests limited scope for screening to extend life in this age-group. One in four screening cancers in women over 70 were DCIS, ...
This study explored which iTools clinicians used and how often; how satisfied clinicians were with the tools; whether tool use was associated with practice changes; and identified mediators for practice change(s) related to breast cancer screening (BCS). Methods Canadian primary care providers who ...