Late-stage breast cancer diagnosis and health care access in Illinois

F Wang, S McLafferty, V Escamilla… - The Professional …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The variations of breast cancer mortality rates from place to place reflect both underlying
differences in breast cancer prevalence and differences in diagnosis and treatment that …

Addressing social determinants of health to improve access to early breast cancer detection: results of the Boston REACH 2010 Breast and Cervical Cancer Coalition …

CR Clark, N Baril, M Kunicki, N Johnson… - Journal of women's …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Background: The Boston Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health
(REACH) 2010 Breast and Cervical Cancer Coalition developed a case management …

Patterns and predictors of mammography utilization among breast cancer survivors

CA Doubeni, TS Field, M Ulcickas Yood, SJ Rolnick… - Cancer, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Improvements in cancer detection and treatment have resulted in
increasing numbers of breast cancer survivors. Information regarding the use of …

Increased Black–White disparities in mortality after the introduction of lifesaving innovations: A possible consequence of US federal laws

RS Levine, GS Rust, M Pisu… - … Journal of Public …, 2010 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We explored whether the introduction of 3 lifesaving innovations introduced
between 1989 and 1996 increased, decreased, or had no effect on disparities in Black …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalência e fatores associados à realização da mamografia na faixa etária de 50-69 anos: um estudo baseado na Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de …

MF Lima-Costa, DL Matos - Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2007 - SciELO Public Health
O presente trabalho foi desenvolvido utilizando dados da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra
de Domicílios de 2003 (PNAD 2003), com o objetivo de estimar a prevalência e os fatores …

Are women with functional limitations at high risk of underutilization of mammography screening?

NU Ahmed, GL Smith, G Haber, MC Belcon - Women's Health Issues, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Women with functional limitations face obstacles in adhering to established
mammography guidelines owing to personal factors and barriers within the health care …

The relationship between four health-related quality-of-life indicators and use of mammography and Pap test screening in US women

PK Gandhi, WM Gentry, JL Kibert, EY Lee… - Quality of life …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Limited evidence is available to explain the role of four components of health-
related quality of life (HRQoL) on breast and cervical cancer screening. The objective of this …

Mammography utilization among Black and White Medicare beneficiaries in high breast cancer mortality US counties

MK Virk-Baker, MY Martin, RS Levine, X Wang… - Cancer Causes & …, 2013 - Springer
Background Disparities in US breast cancer mortality between older Black and White
women have increased in the last 20 years. Regular mammography use is important for …

Health-related factors associated with adherence to breast cancer screening

J Schoofs, K Krijger, J Vandevoorde… - Journal of Mid-life …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Methods: The participants were aged between 50 and 69 years and were recruited during
an exhibition at the Brussels Exhibition Centre. Medical history and health-related …

Factors associated with the use of preventive services by women in Greece

E Simou, E Foundoulakis, G Kourlaba… - … European Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background: The purpose of the current work was to describe the rate of use of breast and
cervical cancer preventive services by women in Greece and to determine related factors …