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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Breast examinations"”.
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Breast cancer screening behaviors and beliefs in college women
… the American Cancer Society, few women perform breast self-examinations (BSE) or have clinical breast examinations (CBE) on a regular basis. The current study used self-reports from 453 college women under 30 years of age to investigate factors that may influence breast cancer screening …
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Multi-modal spectroscopy of breast tissue
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer afflicting women in the United States; one out of eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. Currently, screening is performed by a combination of annual clinical breast examinations and x-ray mammography. However, only 10 …
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Psychosocial consequences of false-positive mammography among women attending breast cancer screening. Assessment, prediction, and coping.
One side-effect of breast cancer (BC) screening is a false-positive mammogram among healthy women. That is, finding(s) on a screening mammogram that lead to additional breast examinations but where the woman is eventually considered free from BC. There is evidence of short-term psychosocial …
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A Study of the Factors That Impact Female Military Beneficiaries Obtaining Preventive Health Services
… Pap smears, mammograms, and clinical breast examinations. Based on the findings of the study, it is suggested that it may be important for the Department of Defense to broaden their scope of interest to include those areas that are most prominent in affecting female military retirees …