Aims: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in Asia, including Iran. Mammography is used for the early detection of breast cancer for about 73% of cases. This study aimed to determine the effect of educational intervention on mammography among women referring to health centers using planned behavior theory. Materials & Methods: This randomized controlled trial study wa...

OBJECTIVE To examine factors associated with returning for second round mammography screening. SETTING This was a population based mammographic screening programme in Melbourne, Australia. DESIGN A cohort design was used whereby 668 women were interviewed before the screening programme began and attendance for both first and second round screening was ascertained from programme records. The...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe all phases of a collaborative breast health intervention delivered by paraprofessionals or specially trained community health advisors (CHAs) for African American women designed to increase mammography screening. DESIGN Collaborative pretest, post-test breast health intervention. SETTING Large city in Ohio. SAMPLE 68 African American women with a median age ...

This paper reviews the ability of screening mammography to reduce breast cancer death rates, and it discusses methods that maximize benefits and reduce false-positive interpretations in a screening program. The review covers published results from screening mammography programs conducted in Europe and North America, along with quality assurance measures designed to ensure that similar or even b...

BACKGROUND This systematic review is an update of evidence since the 2002 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on breast cancer screening. PURPOSE To determine the effectiveness of mammography screening in decreasing breast cancer mortality among average-risk women aged 40 to 49 years and 70 years or older, the effectiveness of clinical breast examination and breast self-examina...

Purpose One of the advantages of digital mammography is the ability to acquire a mammography image with a larger contrast range. With this advantage comes the tradeoff of how to display this larger contrast range. Laser printed film, and video display both have smaller dynamic ranges than standard mammography film-screen systems. This work examines performance and preference studies for display...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the predictors of adherence to mammography guidelines by African-American women. We assessed individual-level and group-level socioeconomic predictors of regular mammography use in a large cohort of African-American women. METHODS We included 14,706 participants in the Black Women's Health Study who were 40 to 69 years of age at baseline in 1995. Data were obt...

OBJECTIVE In Germany, approximately 10 million women between the ages of 50 and 69 are eligible for biennial mammography screening. Mammography is at the center of much controversy, however, which means gynecologists must provide women considering mammography with sufficient and transparent information. The present study analyzed the information gynecologists share with a person seeking advice ...