2007
Mammography screening of women in their 40s
Calvocoressi L, Sun A, Kasl SV, Claus EB, Jones BA. Mammography screening of women in their 40s. Cancer 2007, 112: 473-480. PMID: 18072258, PMCID: PMC3086941, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAmerican Cancer SocietyAttitude to HealthBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Planning GuidelinesHumansInterviews as TopicMammographyMass ScreeningMiddle AgedNational Cancer Institute (U.S.)Practice Guidelines as TopicProspective StudiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsAmerican Cancer SocietyAnnual screeningNational Cancer InstituteMammography screeningWomen age 50 yearsMammography screening intervalWomen's beliefsAge 50 yearsNew screening guidelinesScreening intervalProspective studyScreening guidelinesScreening examACS recommendationsCancer SocietyRoutine screeningCancer InstitutePsychosocial factorsHealth historyScreening mammogramsMedical careAge groupsTelephone interviewsSame time periodWhite womenAdequacy of Communicating Results From Screening Mammograms to African American and White Women
Jones BA, Reams K, Calvocoressi L, Dailey A, Kasl SV, Liston NM. Adequacy of Communicating Results From Screening Mammograms to African American and White Women. American Journal Of Public Health 2007, 97: 531-538. PMID: 17267723, PMCID: PMC1805005, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2005.076349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCommunicationConnecticutFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansLogistic ModelsMammographyMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient Education as TopicProspective StudiesRadiology Department, HospitalWhite PeopleConceptsAfrican American womenWhite womenMammography resultsMammogram resultsAmerican womenScreening mammogramsInadequate communicationAbnormal mammogram resultProspective cohort studyMultivariate logistic regressionHospital-based facilitiesCohort studyIndependent predictorsRadiology recordsRecent mammogramAbnormal resultsMammography screeningPsychosocial factorsAdequacy of communicationLogistic regressionTelephone interviewsWomenRadiology reportsSelf-reported resultsAfrican Americans
2005
Inadequate Follow-up of Abnormal Screening Mammograms: Findings From the Race Differences in Screening Mammography Process Study (United States)
Jones BA, Dailey A, Calvocoressi L, Reams K, Kasl SV, Lee C, Hsu H. Inadequate Follow-up of Abnormal Screening Mammograms: Findings From the Race Differences in Screening Mammography Process Study (United States). Cancer Causes & Control 2005, 16: 809-821. PMID: 16132791, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-005-2905-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicityIndependent predictorsObserved race differencesHigh mammography screening ratesAfrican American race/ethnicityProspective cohort studyMammography screening ratesMultivariate logistic regressionSignificant independent predictorsBreast cancer stageAbnormal screening mammogramAfrican American womenRace differencesHospital-based facilitiesCohort studyScreening ratesUsual providerAbnormal resultsCancer stageFollow-upAbnormal examsMammography screeningAbnormal mammogramsScreening mammogramsLogistic regression