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Factors associated with the incompliance with mammogram screening among individuals with a family history of breast cancer or ovarian cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Mar 2007
Wu Hongyu, Zhu Kangmin, Jatoi Ismail, Shah Mona, Shriver Craig D, Potter John
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OBJECTIVE: The national guidelines recommend more intensive screening for breast cancer for women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer. Using the data from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), we examined factors related to the underuse of mammogram in this population. METHOD: The study subjects were 1,215 women aged 30-79 who had a family history of breast or ovarian cancer in their...
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