Identification and screening of women at high risk of breast cancer.
First- and second-order female relatives of newly treated breast cancer patients who received their care by private practice surgeons were contacted to determine the feasibility of identifying an at-risk population, to ascertain screening practices, and to promote breast cancer screening. Utilizing the breast cancer patient as the primary contact, 42% of relatives participated. Only 32% of relatives reported ever having had a mammogram (40% of those 50 years of age and over), and 52% practiced monthly breast self-examination (BSE). Screening practices correlated with race, with having been taught BSE, and with income; 73% of relatives planned to be screened subsequent to contact. The results of this study indicate a low use of established screening modalities such as BSE and mammography.
Krischer
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville.
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Weiner
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001940:Breast; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010173:Palpation; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors