In this study we examine the relationship between a woman's social contexts at the time of
diagnosis and her chances of having survived breast cancer four years later. A cohort of 133 …

BACKGROUND Although delay to diagnosis after a breast screening abnormality causes
anxiety, its effect on prognosis is unknown. METHODS Using pooled data from five Canadian …

One hundred and thirty three recently diagnosed breast cancer patients completed a self-administered
questionnaire which measured 16 psychosocial variables. After 4 years, three …

Background In the HPV FOCAL trial, we will establish the efficacy of hr-HPV DNA testing as
a stand-alone screening test followed by liquid based cytology (LBC) triage of hr-HPV-…

Mammographic screening is a proven method for the early detection of breast cancer. The
authors analyzed the impact of service mammographic screening on breast cancer mortality …

PURPOSE: To determine the relationship between annual screening volume and radiologist
performance in the Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia, Canada. …

… Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Lisa Y. Kan, Department
of Psychology and Philosophy, Sam Houston State University, Campus Box 2447, Huntsville, …

The Transtheoretical Model (TTM; Prochaska & DiClemente, 1984) suggests that one of the
major challenges in substance abuse treatment is to creatively adapt to the complexities of …

Background: Delay to breast cancer diagnosis following an abnormal screening result is
associated with anxiety and personal disruption. We assessed the patterns and timeliness of …

Population-based cancer screening for cervical, breast, and colorectal cancers improves
patient outcomes, yet screening rates remain low for some cancers. Despite studies …