PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine breast and ovarian cancer screening and risk-reducing behaviors of women seeking genetic cancer risk assessment (GCRA). DESIGN Descriptive, cross-sectional. SETTING An insurance-based clinic that serves high-risk patients in a southern California cancer center. SAMPLE 134 women with breast or ovarian cancer (affected group) and 80 women with a family history ...

The primary aim of breast cancer screening is to reduce breast cancer mortality, but screening also has negative side-effects as overdiagnosis. To evaluate a screening programme, both benefits and harms should be considered. Published estimates of the benefit-to-harm ratio, the number of breast cancer deaths prevented divided by the number of overdiagnosed breast cancer cases, varied considerab...

background :breast cancer is the most common cancer among females that will cause death ifit does not be recognized and cured. one out of eight iranian women in 40-55years old is likely to develop breast cancer. early detection of breast cancerby screening programs is a useful approach in controlling the disease. methods :in this descriptive study, 196 female healthcare providers were selected ...

BACKGROUND Screening with mammography has been shown by randomized controlled trials to reduce breast cancer mortality in women aged 40 to 74 years. Estimates from observational studies following screening implementation in different countries have produced varyied findings. We report findings for seven Canadian breast screening programs. METHODS Canadian breast screening programs were invite...

Breast cancer screening is essential in lowering breast-cancer related mortality and the prevalence of invasive and advanced breast cancer in high risk women. High risk women should receive a screening that is based on at least three imaging modalities, i.e. mammography, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography, for the primary prevention of breast cancer. The use of these three modalitie...

The Singapore Breast Screening Project (1993-1996) showed that mammographic screening in Singaporean women shifts the size and stage of screen-detected breast cancers downwards and markedly increases the rate of detection of ductal carcinoma in situ, with acceptable recall, needle biopsy and interval cancer rates. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in Singaporean women. Singapore has o...

INTRODUCTION Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer among women in China. However, China does not have a national screening program or national screening guidelines. Little information on participation in breast cancer screening among Chinese women is available. METHODS We used data from the 2010 China Chronic Disease and Risk Factor Surveillance System that included 53...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women in Australia. Early detection provides the best chance of reducing mortality and morbidity from the disease. Mammographic screening is a population health strategy for the early detection of breast cancer in Australia. Recruitment strategies such as regular advertising and biannual screening invitations are exclusively targe...

Breast cancer screening is essential in lowering breast-cancer related mortality and the prevalence of invasive and advanced breast cancer in high risk women. High risk women should receive a screening that is based on at least three imaging modalities, i.e. mammography, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography, for the primary prevention of breast cancer. The use of these three modalitie...

Her clinical and research interests are in the area of breast cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, and survivorship. She was the MD Anderson co-principal investigator (PI) on the groundbreaking Breast Cancer Prevention Trial and the STAR trial. She is currently investigating the potential role of vitamin D in breast cancer prevention. Dr. Bevers chairs the NCCN Guideline Panels for Breast C...