BACKGROUND Although few studies have linked cognitive variables with adherence to mammography screening in women with family histories of breast and/or ovarian cancer, research studies suggest cognitive phenomena can be powerful adherence predictors. METHODS This prospective study included 858 women aged 30 to 71 years from the Ontario site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry with at least o...

abstract background: breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer and is considered as the second cause of cancer death in most countries all over the world. screening methods are very important in the early diagnosis of breast cancer. the knowledge and health beliefs about mammography in women older than 40 years have investigated in this study. methods: this is a cross-sectional study, wh...

OBJECTIVE Examine disparities in routine mammography for women who qualify for Medicaid, because of a work-limiting disability. METHODS Individual-level data were obtained for women enrolled in Massachusetts Medicaid Managed Care plans who met the 2007 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) criteria for the breast cancer screening measure (n=35,171). Disability status was d...

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 ...

Background: The Cochrane Collaborative, a respected independent review body, recently published a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of screening mammography in decreasing breast cancer mortality. Based on the results of two controlled trials they judged to be of medium validity, they concluded that screening mammography was unjustified. In contrast, the US Preventive Services Task Force recent...

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Still there is a passionate debate in medical world about the best screening method for Breast Cancer. Early detection is an effective way to diagnose and manage breast cancer. Mammography is the most widely used screening modality, with solid evidence of benefit for women aged 40 to 74 years. Even then it has also undergone increased scrutiny for False-Positives with additional testing which i...

OBJECTIVE To quantify the separate contributions of menopausal hormone treatment and mammography screening activities on trends in incidence of invasive breast cancer between 1987 and 2008. DESIGN Population study using aggregated data analysed by an extended age-period-cohort model. SETTING Norway. Population Norwegian women aged 30-90 between 1987 and 2008, including 50,102 newly diagnose...