BACKGROUND Participation at the recommended intervals is critical for screening to be effective in reducing colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence. This study describes patterns of screening participation over four rounds of fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) to identify whether demographic variables and prior screening satisfaction are significantly associated with patterns of re-participation. M...

background : participation of iranian women with a family history of breast cancer in breast cancer screening programs is low.this study evaluates compliance of women having a family history of breast cancer with clinical breast exam (cbe) according to stage of trans theoretical model (ttm) and health belief model (hbm).material and methods : in this cross-sectional study, we used persian versi...

BACKGROUND Fear and fatalism have been proposed as factors affecting breast cancer screening, but the evidence is not strong. This study aimed to determine relationships of fear and fatalism with breast cancer screening behavior among Tabriz women in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a cross- sectional study, 370 women referred to 12 health centers in Tabriz were selected with two-stage cluster ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the utility of survey-based physician policy in predicting actual mammography ordering behavior, as measured by medical record abstraction. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey of practicing community physicians. Responses were correlated with data abstracted from the medical records of patients in the practices of the participating physicians. PARTICIPANTS Family and general p...

BACKGROUND Previous research points to differences between predictors of intention to screen for colorectal cancer (CRC) and screening behavior, and suggests social ecological factors may influence screening behavior. The aim of this study was to compare the social cognitive and social ecological predictors of intention to screen with predictors of participation. METHODS People aged 50 to 74 ...

OBJECTIVES Despite government efforts to increase participation in gastric cancer screening, the rate is still suboptimal in Korea. Therefore, we explored barriers to and predictors of gastric cancer screening participation among a nationally representative sample. METHODS We used the Health Interview Survey sub-dataset derived from the Fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination ...