Journal article
The effects of breast self‐examination in a population‐based cancer registry. A report of differences in extent of disease
Cancer, Vol.55(2), pp.432-437
01/15/1985
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19850115)55:2<432::AID-CNCR2820550223>3.0.CO;2-9
PMID: 3965097
Abstract
This study evaluates the effects of breast self‐examination (BSE) on extent of disease in newly diagnosed Iowa Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) breast cancer cases (population‐based) between November 1980 and December 1981. Similar to previous findings, BSE patients are more likely to find their tumors than are non‐BSE patients when performed two or more times each year. However, no significant improvement in tumor size, number of lymph nodes, or staging is found. In addition, comparison with age‐frequency matched controls, although supporting various breast cancer risk factors, also seems to identify a BSE response bias since cases were significantly more likely to report performing BSE than controls (P < 0.0001), and BSE cases versus non‐BSE cases show no differences in risks of disease to suggest an association between potential awareness of disease risks with altered health behavior (performing BSE).
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The effects of breast self‐examination in a population‐based cancer registry. A report of differences in extent of disease
- Creators
- Elaine M. Smith - University of IowaTrudy L. Burns - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Cancer, Vol.55(2), pp.432-437
- DOI
- 10.1002/1097-0142(19850115)55:2<432::AID-CNCR2820550223>3.0.CO;2-9
- PMID
- 3965097
- NLM abbreviation
- Cancer
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
- eISSN
- 1097-0142
- Publisher
- Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- Centers for Disease Control (200‐80‐0559) National Cancer Institute (N01‐CP‐43200)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/15/1985
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984363602402771
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