PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To test the interaction of perceived risk and benefits and how they impact stage of mammography readiness and adherence. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Community gathering centers and healthcare clinics across Indiana. SAMPLE 299 African American women who had not had a mammogram in more than 18 months. METHODS In-person interviews were used to collect data on ...

Conflicting expert recommendations regarding cancer screening and prevention are growing in number, visibility, and importance, but their impact are not well understood. In this study, we examined the impact of conflicting recommendations about mammography screening on women's mammography behavior and perceptions. We conducted a secondary analysis of longitudinal data from the 1995 Maximizing M...

OBJECTIVES Although rates for first-time and recent mammography screening have increased for women in the US in the past decade, rates for repeat mammography remain low. This study aimed to conduct an analysis of women's mammography experience, to examine the rates of repeat mammography and to identify the significant predictors of repeat mammography within 12 and 18 months of the index mammogr...

Low sensitivity of film-screen mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years paved the way for digital mammography (1), which improves screening sensitivity relative to film-screen mammog-raphy in women with dense breasts, pre-and perimenopausal women, and those aged 40 to 49 years (2,3). Digital mammog-raphy now accounts for 94% of mammography units in the U.S. (4). New evidence reported in this is...

CONTEXT Screening ultrasound may depict small, node-negative breast cancers not seen on mammography. OBJECTIVE To compare the diagnostic yield, defined as the proportion of women with positive screen test results and positive reference standard, and performance of screening with ultrasound plus mammography vs mammography alone in women at elevated risk of breast cancer. DESIGN, SETTING, AND...

Worry about breast cancer risk has been found to be a barrier to mammography use by women with a family history of breast cancer in some studies, although worry is generally found to increase mammography use among average risk women. Our study sought to examine the association of worry with mammography use in a population-based sample of women stratified by family history associated risk for br...

The rates of mammography screening by Muslim Arab women in Israel are lower compared with the general population. The current study aimed to examine factors related to screening mammography behavior among Arab women by employing components from the Health Belief Model and the Theory of Reasoned Action. Sociodemographic factors, knowledge, beliefs about breast cancer and mammography, self-effica...

OBJECTIVES Identify radiographers' postures during frequent mammography procedures related to the mammography equipment and patient characteristics. METHODS A postural task analysis was performed using images acquired during the simulation of mammography positioning procedures. Simulations included craniocaudal/(CC) and mediolateral-oblique/(MLO) positioning in three different settings: radio...

BACKGROUND Screening with mammography can detect breast cancer early, before clinical symptoms appear. Some cancers, however, are not captured with mammography screening alone. Ultrasound has been suggested as a safe adjunct screening tool that can detect breast cancers missed on mammography. We investigated the benefits, harms, cost-effectiveness, and cost burden of ultrasound as an adjunct to...

background: breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women demanding time and accurate diagnosis to take remedial measures to treat. objective: comparing the diagnostic capability of the computer regulation thermography (crt), as a novel and safe dignostic procedure, with common clinical examination and imaging methods including sonography and mammography for diagnosing breast cancer ...