The objective of this study is to evaluate the association between persistence with mammography screening and stage at breast cancer diagnosis in elderly Appalachia-West Virginia women diagnosed with first incident breast cancer. The study utilized West Virginia Cancer Registry-Medicare linked database to identify women age 70 and above diagnosed with first incident breast cancer in 2007. Persi...

BACKGROUND This study analyzed predictors of regular mammography performance in Korea. In addition, we determined factors affecting regular mammography performance in life-transition aged women by applying an attitude, social influence, and self-efficacy (ASE) model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were collected from women aged over 40 years residing in province J in Korea. The 178 enrolled subje...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer ranks as the first most common cancer among the Iranian women. The regular repeat of mammography with 1-2 year intervals leads to the increased efficiency of early detection of breast cancer. The present study examined the predictors of repeat mammography. It was hypothesized that higher social support is connected with mammography repeat. METHODS A cross-sectional st...

BACKGROUND Mortality from breast cancer has increased among American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) women. Despite this alarming reality, AI/AN women have some of the lowest breast cancer screening rates. Only 37% of eligible AI/AN women report a mammogram within the last year and 52% report a mammogram within the last two years compared to 57% and 72% for White women. The experiences and satisf...

BACKGROUND The fractious public debate over mammography screening recommendations for women aged 40 to 49 years has received extensive attention in medical journals and in the press. OBJECTIVE To learn how women interpret the mammography screening debate. METHODS We mailed a survey to a random sample of American women 18 years and older, oversampling women of screening age (40-70 years). Si...

OBJECTIVE This research was conducted to determine the breast cancer risk levels of women with and without previous mammography and their beliefs on breast cancer and mammography. METHODS The sample for this descriptive research consisted of women aged 50 years or older who were registered at the Family Health Center in the city center of Erzurum. The research was conducted with a total of 42...

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies among women, with approximately 3% of women dying from the disease and approximately 12% of those who live to 80 years of age being diagnosed with it at some point during their lifetime.1 Although screening mammography reduces breast cancer–specific mortality, women may overestimate its benefit.2 Biennial mammography is recommended for all wo...

The use of mammography film-screen is limited in general radiography. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of mammographic film-screen and standard film-screen systems in the detection of small bone fractures. Radiographs were taken from patients' extremities and neck areas using mammography film-screen and standard film-screen (n=57 each). Fourteen other radiographs were ...