However, breast cancer is a preventable disease in a significant proportion. Recent developments in the armamentarium of effective drugs for breast cancer prevention (namely exemestane and anastrozole), the new recommendation from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to use preventative ...
Perspectives on preventive health care and barriers to breast cancer screening among Iraqi women refugees. J Immigr Minor Health. 2012;14(4):633-9.Saadi A, Bond B, Percac-Lima S. Perspectives on preventive health care and barriers to breast cancer screening among Iraqi women refugees. J ...
If a person’s breast cancer isn’t diagnosed until stage 3 or 4, then there is a greater chance that the cancer can spread. There is also an increased chance that the person may not survive the cancer, since it wasn’t caught early. Even when preventive care is unable to completely p...
Socioeconomic Disparities in Preventive Care Persist Despite Universal CoverageBreast and Cervical Cancer Screening in Ontario and the United States Steven J. Katz, MD, MPH; Timothy P. Hofer, MD, MSc Author Affiliations JAMA. 1994;272(7):530-534. doi:10.1001/jama.1994.03520070050037 Full...
that found the task force responsible for setting preventive care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional. This sets the stage for a pivotal legal battle that could impact insurance coverage for critical screenings, such as those for colon and breast cancer. ...
Preventive care programmes are key to better health outcomes, but several factors are limiting their uptake. A new analysis looks at these barriers and asks how they could be overcome. Over the past decade, many healthcare systems have worked to expand t
However, breast cancer is a preventable disease in a significant proportion. Recent developments in the armamentarium of effective drugs for breast cancer prevention (namely exemestane and anastrozole), the new recommendation from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to use preventative ...
Elderly survivors of breast cancer receive more non-cancer preventive healthcare services in the US than matched controlsBreast-cancer, treatmentElderlyQuality-of-careResource-usedoi:Resource-useNA;Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes News
Available data justify annual casefinding activities in the office of the primary care physician for breast cancer in elderly women and colorectal cancer in elderly persons of both sexes. PAP smear screening is also indicated for elderly women who have had few or no PAP smear in the past. ...
In this photo taken Dec. 2, 2011, Bill Dunphy poses for a photo in Phoenix. Dunphy, a 61-year-old small business owner, thought his colonoscopy would be free under the nation's year-old health care law. But when the doctor removed two non-cancerous polyps, turning a preventive screenin...