PURPOSE We assessed the cost-effectiveness of mammography screening for women under the age of 50, from breast cancer families without proven BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations, because current criteria for screening healthy women from breast cancer families are not evidence-based. METHODS We did simulation studies with mathematical models on the cost-effectiveness of mammography screening of women under ...

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Asian women. Breast cancer is detected in advanced stages and among younger age group women in Asia. The delay in presentation is attributed mainly to the social-cultural perception of the disease, poverty, and the strong influence of traditional medicine. Many of Asian women are not aware of the importance of regular screening. Cultural...

background: breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. breast cancer type 1 susceptibility gene (brca1) is a tumor suppressor gene, involved in dna damage repair and in 81% of the breast-ovarian cancer families were due to brca1. in some clinically investigated genes, the intragenic marker polymorphism is important and the screening of such mutations is faster by using short tandem r...

Innovation in breast imaging techniques is leading to better breast cancer detection. Concurrently, breast cancer screening recommendations are changing, and breast density is becoming a more significant factor in breast cancer screening. Digital mammography has become the preferred screening method, with more breast imaging centers including the use of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). The t...

Introduction According to recent statistics, there has been a rapid growth of breast cancer in developing countries. Thus, early detection is essential. This study is based on the perception of people in the Northeast of Iran regarding breast cancer screening. Methods In a cross-sectional study, 1469 women were selected randomly in the period from April to November 2016. The study population ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of three types of breast cancer screening messages (positive/upbeat, neutral/cognitive, and negative/fear) on knowledge, attitudes, perceived risk for breast cancer, and mammography screening of African American women. DESIGN Repeated measures intervention. SETTING Three rural counties in the South. SAMPLE 450 African American women aged 45-65 wh...

Population with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome, i.e. BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, are at higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer as well as other solid tumours such as pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer and melanoma. With the increasing experience, screening recommendations and preventive strategies including prophylactic surgery are being settled. Surveillance of women...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this community-based study was to develop a structural equation model for factors contributing to breast cancer screening among Chinese American women. METHODS A cross-sectional design included a sample of 440 Chinese American women aged 40 years and older. The initial step involved use of confirmatory factor analysis, which included the following variables: access/sa...

DESIGN An extended age-period-cohort model was used to estimate the effect of mammographic screening and hormone replacement therapy on breast cancer incidence in England and Wales between 1971 and 2001. RESULTS Incidence of breast cancer increased noticeably in women attending screening for the first time compared with nonattenders [rate ratio (RR), 1.73; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 1....

A growing body of evidence suggests that the benefits achieved by screening for breast cancer are small, that the harm from the overdiagnosis of breast cancer arising from screening is substantial, and that, where screening is available, the observed reductions in breast cancer mortality arise largely from increased awareness and improved chemoand hormone therapy.1 In spite of these new insight...