Background This cross-sectional study was conducted to compare the average costs of breast cancer screening and treatment among women with the age of 25 and over in Shiraz-Iran.   Methods Three majors hospitals affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) were selected for data collection. Financial documents and interviews with the hospitals’ financial officers were used for da...

BACKGROUND A validated breast cancer model can be used to compare health outcomes associated with different screening strategies. DATA AND METHODS The University of Wisconsin Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) breast cancer microsimulation model was adapted to simulate breast cancer incidence, screening performance and delivery of optimal therapies in Canada. The m...

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of contemporary mammography screening using individual information about screening history and breast cancer mortality from public screening programmes. DesignProspective cohort study of Norwegian womenwhowere followed between 1986 and 2009. Within that period (1995-2005), a national mammography screening programme was gradually implemented, with biennial...

OBJECTIVE Breast cancer is one of most common cancer types among women in Taiwan. Nurses are in an ideal position to promote breast cancer screening and educate individuals about breast health-related issues. This exploratory study aims to provide preliminary information on Taiwanese nurses' beliefs about breast cancer, breast cancer-related knowledge, and their cancer screening practices. ME...

BACKGROUND The American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines for screening with breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) recommend MRI for women who have a lifetime risk > or = 20% of developing breast cancer. Genetic testing for breast cancer gene (BRCA) mutations is offered to women who have a risk > or = 10% of carrying a mutation. The objectives of the current study were 1) to identify the number...

BACKGROUND While the question of whether the trials of breast cancer screening have resulted in a reduction in breast cancer death has been the subject of much scrutiny, there has been less attention to the reduction in tumor size achieved by screening. METHODS Size data for invasive breast tumors were assembled from a variety of sources. The health consequences that can be expected from find...

A sample of 500 consecutive women without symptoms of breast disease attending a breast screening clinic were investigated regarding their attitude to breast screening and to the extension of the screening programme to other forms of cancer. Attendance at the screening clinic was found to be reassuring by 94.2%, and 96.4% felt that the screening programme should be extended to include other for...

OBJECTIVES We aimed to describe GPs' knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards breast screening, and their association with practice-based organizations of breast screening. METHOD A stratified randomized sample of 158 GPs from within the North-East and North-West Thames Health Regions were interviewed. RESULTS Sixty-five per cent of GPs report checking the accuracy of invitation lists, and ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of contemporary mammography screening using individual information about screening history and breast cancer mortality from public screening programmes. DESIGN Prospective cohort study of Norwegian women who were followed between 1986 and 2009. Within that period (1995-2005), a national mammography screening programme was gradually implemented, with bie...