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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"screening mammography"”.
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Risk of radiation-induced cancer from screening mammography
… and Objectives: When the benefits and risks of mammography are considered, the risk of radiation-induced cancer is calculated only for the breast using the mean glandular dose (MGD). Whilst MGD is a useful concept, it has many limitations. This thesis aims to establish a novel method to …
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Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Screening Mammography Program
… secondary prevention interventions such as screening mammography and clinical breast examination (CBE) are required to reduce morbidity and mortality. This manuscript describes a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) led quality improvement project aimed at increasing mammography screening …
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The Effect of a Nurse Practitioner Intervention on Women Referred for Screening Mammography
The use of mammography for the early identification of breast cancer when tumors are small and potentially curable has been well documented. Unfortunately, the rates at which women comply with their health care providers' recommendation for screening mammography remain low. Many reasons have been …
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A changing dialogue within health communication in New Zealand: a case study of the Waikato screening mammography programme
… In 1991, government introduced population-based screening mammography pilot programmes into two communities: one in Otago and Southland, the other in the greater Waikato region. As a community-based health intervention, the breast screening programme communicates with eligible women to encourage …
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A qualitative study to critically explore the socio-ecological determinants influencing screening mammography uptake amongst Kerala migrant womenin the United Arab Emirates
… evidence demonstrates that undergoing screening mammography, is effective in detecting breast cancer early enabling better treatment and longer survival. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among females in Kerala (India) and is diagnosed at advanced stages of the disease. …
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Deep learning for clinical mammography screening
… majority of breast cancers are diagnosed from screening mammography. Multiple randomized clinical studies have demonstrated that screening mammography can help reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer among women ages 40 to 74, especially for those over age 50 [4], and can provide women …
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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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Missed Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Clinicopathologic Features: A Six-Year Analysis of Data from a Single Institution
… decreasing due to the introduction of screening mammography and continual innovations in treatment [1,13,15]. However, cancers missed on screening and diagnostic imaging studies impede further reductions in mortality, necessitating scrutiny of common themes in these cases. OBJECTIVE: To …
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Overuse of 3 Common Tests in the Elderly: Primary Care Physician (PCP) Variation, Associated Physician Characteristics, and Correlation of Overuse of Tests Within Physicians
… of between-physician variation in the overuse of screening PSA, screening mammography, and acute low back pain imaging tests, 2) to define the physician characteristics associated with overuse of these tests, and 3) to evaluate the correlation among these three tests at the PCP-level. The cohorts …
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Development and Validation of Mechatronic Systems for Image-Guided Needle Interventions and Point-of-Care Breast Cancer Screening with Ultrasound (2D and 3D) and Positron Emission Mammography
… and definitive diagnosis. While conventional screening mammography has substantially reduced breast cancer-related mortalities, substantial challenges persist in women with dense breasts. Additionally, complex interrelated risk factors and healthcare disparities contribute to breast …
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Racial Disparity of African American Women in Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment
… American women is less likely related to early screening mammograms (Peek, 2008). African American women are diagnosed at a later stage and grade (Lantz, 2006) which is also related to a poorer prognosis. African Americans are less likely than Caucasians to survive 5 years after a diagnosis with …
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Insights into breast cancer: New familial patterns and identification of a potential predictive marker
… can develop. Women age 40 and older are offered screening mammography. However, population screening is expensive, and being able to pinpoint those who are at high risk of breast cancer would be beneficial. Both genetic and environmental risk factors could be used to select women who need …
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The Effect of Mailing HPV Self-sampling Kits to Women Underscreened for Cervical Cancer on Uptake of Preventive Health Services
… that adults who attended an in-clinic health screening are more likely to attend other preventive services, yet the effect of home-based screening on adherence to other preventive services is unknown. This study examined the effect of receiving or using a high-risk (hr) human papillomavirus …
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Disparities in breast cancer subtype, staging, and access to mammography services in the Lower Mississippi Delta Region
… advanced stage at diagnosis, and less access to screening mammography may play a role in these high mortality rates. Studies have shown that black women have higher rates of the most aggressive breast cancer subtype-- triple-negative--than white women and are often diagnosed at a more advanced …
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THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF TECHNIQUES FOR USE IN MAMMOGRAPHIC SCREENING COMPUTER AIDED DETECTION SYSTEMS
… a specific type of cancerous lesion visible on screening mammography images. These spiculated lesions most often appear as centrally bright objects with semi-defined borders. Furthermore, lesion margins are composed of indicative spiculations or fine tendrils projecting outward from the mass …
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Evaluating Artificial Intelligence in Breast Cancer Screening
… of artificial intelligence (AI) in breast cancer screening. Breast cancer screening is conducted on a population scale using mammographic imaging for the earlier detection of breast cancer and has been shown to reduce mortality. A shortage of trained radiologists, as well as the demands of double …