2025
Effectiveness of Breast Density Educational Interventions on Mammography Screening Adherence Among Underserved Latinas: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Austin J, Jenkins S, Suman V, Ridgeway J, Patel B, Ghosh K, Rhodes D, Borah B, Norman A, Ramos E, Jewett M, Gonzalez C, Hernandez V, Singh D, Breitkopf C, Vachon C. Effectiveness of Breast Density Educational Interventions on Mammography Screening Adherence Among Underserved Latinas: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Women's Health 2025, 34: 491-503. PMID: 39969957, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFederally Qualified Health CentersRandomized Controlled TrialsAnnual mammogramsBreast densityAdherence ratesIncreased risk of breast cancerRisk of breast cancerMammography screening adherenceQualified health centersElectronic health recordsMammographically dense breastsScreening adherenceUnderserved LatinasMammography screeningHealth recordsBaseline mammogramEducational interventionHealth centersDense breastsInformation interventionLatinasControlled TrialsMammogramsGroup assignmentSurvey responses
2024
Focal and Developing Asymmetries
Tamayo S, Andrejeva L, Singh K. Focal and Developing Asymmetries. 2024, 159-184. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-65711-5_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFocal asymmetryBreast cancerBreast tissueBenign breast tissueFibroglandular tissue densityLikelihood of malignancyComparison mammogramsFibroadenomatoid changeMalignant causesBaseline mammogramMammographic findingsBenign causesSonographic abnormalitiesNon-palpableFat necrosisImaging findingsScreening mammographyArchitectural distortionPosttreatment changesMammographic viewsBreastMalignancyTissue densityCancerMammograms
2022
Barriers to cancer prevention among women experiencing homelessness who receive onsite mammography, patient navigation, and education (HOPE).
Hurwitz H, Anderson N, McCaffrey K, Combs P, Jackson R, Kilic S, Mariner M, Onger T, Sanders K, Stimpert T, Suwarna J, Weleff J, Shah C. Barriers to cancer prevention among women experiencing homelessness who receive onsite mammography, patient navigation, and education (HOPE). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 111-111. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.28_suppl.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFinding breast cancerLack of screeningPatient navigationFamily history of breast cancerIncidence rates of cancerHistory of breast cancerBreast health educationBreast cancer survivorsBreast cancerPreventive care screeningsAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeRates of cancerCancer survivorsMammography servicesCare screeningMammographic screeningPreventive screeningCancer mortalityHealth educationIndian/Alaska NativeStudy qualityCancer preventionIncidence rateFamily historyMammogramsDecreasing the Interval Wait Times for Screening Mammogram Results Using the “Reflex Testing” Algorithm
Alvarenga J, Moran J, Bulgaru A, Moran M. Decreasing the Interval Wait Times for Screening Mammogram Results Using the “Reflex Testing” Algorithm. Journal Of Breast Imaging 2022, 4: 474-479. PMID: 38416949, DOI: 10.1093/jbi/wbac043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst diagnostic testReflex testingDiagnostic testsScreening mammogramsBI-RADS 0Date of biopsyAdditional diagnostic testingAbnormal screening mammogramPearson chi-square analysisWait timeAnalytic cohortMammogram resultsSix-month periodBreast centerChi-square analysisDiagnostic testingBiopsyPatientsInterventionCohortDaysMammogramsElapsed daysTestingReflex
2019
Association of State Dense Breast Notification Laws With Supplemental Testing and Cancer Detection After Screening Mammography.
Busch SH, Hoag JR, Aminawung JA, Xu X, Richman IB, Soulos PR, Kyanko KA, Gross CP. Association of State Dense Breast Notification Laws With Supplemental Testing and Cancer Detection After Screening Mammography. American Journal Of Public Health 2019, 109: 762-767. PMID: 30896987, PMCID: PMC6459654, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2019.304967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupplemental screeningCancer detectionMore breast cancersMagnetic resonance imagingPossible benefitsBreast cancerSupplemental ultrasoundBreast biopsySupplemental testingResonance imagingUse of ultrasoundLogistic regressionScreening mammographyCancer diagnosisUltrasoundSignificant differencesSupplemental testsMore ultrasoundMammographyUS statesBreast cancer detectionMammogramsAssociationScreeningBiopsy
2007
Two-Modality Mammography May Confer an Advantage Over Either Full-Field Digital Mammography or Screen-Film Mammography
Glueck D, Lamb M, Lewin J, Pisano E. Two-Modality Mammography May Confer an Advantage Over Either Full-Field Digital Mammography or Screen-Film Mammography. Academic Radiology 2007, 14: 670-676. PMID: 17502256, PMCID: PMC1975808, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2007.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer detection rateReceiver Operating CharacteristicArea under the curveFull-field digital mammographyScreen-film mammographyDigital mammographyMcNemar testReceiver operating characteristic curveProportion of cancersDetection of breast cancerDetection rateBreast cancerFilm mammographyCancerNonparametric testsMammographyAlpha levelCombined testScreen-filmMammograms
2001
Screening Mammography: Is It Suitably Targeted to Older Women Who are Most Likely to Benefit?
Scinto J, Gill T, Grady J, Holmboe E. Screening Mammography: Is It Suitably Targeted to Older Women Who are Most Likely to Benefit? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2001, 49: 1101-1104. PMID: 11555074, DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49216.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder womenPrognostic groupsPrognostic stageMammography useCommunity-dwelling older womenFavorable prognostic groupFive-year mortalityProspective cohort studyWorst prognostic groupMammography use ratesCause mortalityCohort studyElderly ProgramEpidemiologic studiesNew Haven CountyMedicare Part BScreening mammographyWomenMortalityMortality indexMammographyUse ratesNew HavenMammogramsPart BImproving access to mammograms through community-based influenza clinics A quasi-experimental study
Shenson D, Cassarino L, DiMartino D, Marantz P, Bolen J, Good B, Alderman M. Improving access to mammograms through community-based influenza clinics A quasi-experimental study. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2001, 20: 97-102. PMID: 11165449, DOI: 10.1016/s0749-3797(00)00281-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza clinicsBreast cancer screeningUse of mammogramsPopulation-based surveyFurther control groupRadiology facilitiesPreventive health practicesNumber of mammogramsHospital recordsMammography statusRelative riskMammography useAvailable interventionsOlder womenControl groupQuasi-experimental studyClinicHealth practicesTelephone callsWomenMammography facilitiesFurther studiesMammographySemirural countyMammograms
2000
Mammography utilization in a skilled nursing facility.
Kerins G, Gruman C, Schwartz R, Rauch E, Curry L, Fogel D. Mammography utilization in a skilled nursing facility. Connecticut Medicine 2000, 64: 595-9. PMID: 11100631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesNursing facilitiesMammography utilizationBreast cancerRetrospective medical chart reviewLong-term care populationMedical chart reviewSubsequent clinical decisionsChart reviewCare populationPatient preferencesAbnormal resultsClinical decisionPsychological burdenWomenPatientsAppropriate guidelinesCancerFurther investigationMammogramsYears
1998
Self-referral for screening mammography
Suter L, Elmore J. Self-referral for screening mammography. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1998, 13: 710-713. PMID: 9798820, PMCID: PMC1500902, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00209.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersSelf-referred womenCare providersMammography facilitiesPrimary care cliniciansMass screening programYears of ageCare cliniciansClinician recommendationsMean agePhysician referralClinical impactScreening programClinical careResponse rateSelf referralsScreening mammogramsYoung womenScreening mammographyReferralWomenFurther studiesRecent visitMammogramsRepresentative samplePredictors of Mammography Use Among Women Veterans
Hynes D, Bastian L, Rimer B, Sloane R, Feussner J. Predictors of Mammography Use Among Women Veterans. Journal Of Women's Health 1998, 7: 239-247. PMID: 9555689, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1998.7.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder women veteransVA Medical CenterWomen veteransMammography useMedical CenterBetter provider-patient communicationHealth care useHealth careProvider-patient communicationVA health careHealth care professionalsWarrants further researchCare useVA usersCare professionalsResponse rateMilitary dischargeNational telephone surveyAge groupsStratification schemesLogistic regressionTelephone surveyVeteransMammogramsCare
1996
Breast cancer and mammography: an American Cancer Society profile of Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties.
Norman S, Daly M, McCorkle R, Rogers J, Weinberg G, Finnegan E. Breast cancer and mammography: an American Cancer Society profile of Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties. Cancer Practice 1996, 4: 68-75. PMID: 8715443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography providersAmerican Cancer Society goalsBreast cancer screening practicesIncidence of breast cancerCancer screening practicesBreast cancerPhiladelphia DivisionAmerican Cancer SocietyScreening practicesCancer SocietyBreast cancer detectionMammographyOutreach programsProgrammatic initiativesMontgomery CountyProvidersBreastCancer detectionAmericanCountyCancerSociety's goalsSurveyMammogramsPhiladelphia
1991
Mammography and age: Are we targeting the wrong women? A community survey of women and physicians
Harris R, Fletcher S, Gonzalez J, Lannin D, Degnan D, Earp J, Clark R. Mammography and age: Are we targeting the wrong women? A community survey of women and physicians. Cancer 1991, 67: 2010-2014. PMID: 2004318, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19910401)67:7<2010::aid-cncr2820670730>3.0.co;2-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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