Evidence of the accuracy of self-reported mammography use among women with familial breast cancer risk is limited. This study examined the accuracy of self-reported screening mammography dates in a cohort of 1,114 female relatives of breast cancer cases,
PURPOSE: Women with an abnormal screening mammogram should ideally undergo an organized assessment to attain a timely diagnosis. This study evaluated outcomes of women undergoing work-up after abnormal mammogram through a formal breast assessment affiliate (BAA) program with explicit care pathways compared...
Submit portfolio details LatestOntario Institute for Cancer ResearchNews A Prospective Tumour Marker for Breast Cancer: YWHAB and Its Role in Promoting Oncogenic Phenotypes Dec 13, 2024 Views: 6 Vaishnavi L Gopaul,* Lacey Winstone,* Beatrice G Gatien,* Braydon D Nault, Sujit Maiti...
Ko-Pamoja was able to increase awareness of cancer susceptibility, awareness of screening guidelines, and screening self-efficacy. Two months after the last session, four women had been screened for breast cancer at a participating mammogram site.Building on the successes of Ko-Pamoja, future ...
To determine screening status for breast cancer, a woman was considered appropriately screened if she had received at least one mammogram in the two year period April 1, 2010-March 31, 2012. Since mammography can be performed for both screening and diagnostic purposes, we excluded women where th...
Women were classified as having had an OBSP screening if they had an OBSP screening date within ±7 days of their screening mammogram service date in OHIP. If women received a screening mammogram in OHIP but were not found in the OBSP database, they were categorized as having had a non...