Breast Neoplasms - Ethnology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Strategies to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipina women in Hawai'i.

29 Sep 2009 The Hawai'i Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) offers free mammograms and Pap smears to women who are uninsured or underinsured through a statewide provider network. Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and Filipinas are priority ... Read more...

Breast cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans: a randomized controlled trial of lay health worker outreach.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Vietnamese-American women underutilize breast cancer screening. DESIGN: An RCT was conducted comparing the effect of lay health workers (LHWs) and media education (ME) to ME alone on breast cancer screening among these women. ... Read more...

Clinical significance of p53 and bcl-2 protein coexpression phenotypes in molecular breast cancer subtypes of pre-menopausal and post-menopausal African-American women.

30 Aug 2009 With the current classification of breast carcinoma into molecular subtypes with distinct prognosis and response to therapy, we sort to assess the clinical significance of p53 and bcl-2 coexpression phenotypes in invasive breast tumors and correlate ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Breast Neoplasms - Ethnology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Strategies to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipina women in Hawai'i. 29 Sep 2009
• Breast cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans: a randomized controlled trial of lay health worker outreach. 29 Sep 2009
• Mammographic screening in younger women at high risk. 29 Sep 2009
• Clinical significance of p53 and bcl-2 protein coexpression phenotypes in molecular breast cancer subtypes of pre-menopausal and post-menopausal African-American women. 30 Aug 2009
• Breast cancer screening participation among Turks and Moroccans in the Netherlands: exploring reasons for nonattendance. 30 Aug 2009
• Genetic variation in IGF-1 and breast cancer risk in Ashkenazi carriers and noncarriers of BRCA1/2 mutations. 30 Aug 2009
• The influence of black race on treatment and mortality for early-stage breast cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• Decision involvement and receipt of mastectomy among racially and ethnically diverse breast cancer patients. 29 Aug 2009
• Mammography use among Black women: the role of electronic medical records. 30 Jul 2009
• The religiosity/spirituality of Latina breast cancer survivors and influence on health-related quality of life. 30 Jul 2009
• Exploring the financial impact of breast cancer for African American medically underserved women: a qualitative study. 30 Jul 2009
• Patterns of HER2 testing in the management of primary breast cancer. 26 Jul 2009
• Race/Ethnicity has no effect on outcome for breast cancer patients treated at an academic center with a public hospital. 19 Jul 2009
• Why do Asian-American women have lower rates of breast conserving surgery: results of a survey regarding physician perceptions. 15 Jul 2009
• Centers explore role of stress in health disparities. 13 Jul 2009
• Ductal carcinoma in situ in African American versus Caucasian American women: analysis of clinicopathologic features and outcome. 13 Jul 2009
• Second primary breast cancer occurrence according to hormone receptor status. 7 Jul 2009
• Dietary patterns and breast cancer risk in women participating in the Black Women's Health Study. 6 Jul 2009
• The impact of culture and sociological and psychological issues on Muslim patients with breast cancer in Pakistan. 29 Jun 2009
• Breast cancer risk perception and lifestyle behaviors among White and Black women with a family history of the disease. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Breast Neoplasms'

Definition: Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.

Descriptor UI: D001943

Alternative terms: Breast Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Breast; Neoplasms, Breast; Tumors, Breast; Breast Tumors; Breast Tumor; Tumor, Breast; Mammary Carcinoma, Human; Carcinoma, Human Mammary; Carcinomas, Human Mammary; Human Mammary Carcinomas; Mammary Carcinomas, Human; Human Mammary Carcinoma; Mammary Neoplasms, Human; Human Mammary Neoplasm; Human Mammary Neoplasms; Neoplasm, Human Mammary; Neoplasms, Human Mammary; Mammary Neoplasm, Human; Breast Cancer; Cancer, Breast; Cancer of the Breast; Cancer of Breast;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; blood supply; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; secondary; secretion; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: C04.588.180; C17.800.090.500;

Technical Notes: human only; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE is also available; for animal use MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, ANIMAL or MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL: Manual 24.5+, 24.6+; coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM)