Dangers and Unreliability of Mammography: Breast Examination is a Safe, Effective, and Practical Alternative

Epstein, Samuel S.; Bertell, Rosalie; Seaman, B

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“…18 Furthermore, 'training increases reported breast selfexamination frequency, confidence, and the number of small tumours found'. 18 There is a strong consensus that the effectiveness of BSE critically depends on careful training by skilled professionals, and that confidence in BSE is enhanced with annual CBEs by an experienced professional by using structured individual training. 18 Unlike CBE and mammography, which require hospital visits, expertise and specialised equipment, BSE is inexpensive and can be carried out by the women themselves.…”

Section: Physical Breast Examinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…18 There is a strong consensus that the effectiveness of BSE critically depends on careful training by skilled professionals, and that confidence in BSE is enhanced with annual CBEs by an experienced professional by using structured individual training. 18 Unlike CBE and mammography, which require hospital visits, expertise and specialised equipment, BSE is inexpensive and can be carried out by the women themselves. 19 BSE is an important, cheap and practicable method in the early diagnosis of breast cancer.…”

Section: Physical Breast Examinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…31 The critical importance and reliability of CBE was confirmed by the Canadian National Breast Cancer Screening Study. 18 The study was a randomised controlled trial carried out on 40 000 women, aged 40-59 years on entry; these women were followed up by record linkage for 9-13 years, with active follow-up of cancer patients for an additional 3 years. Half the women performed monthly BSE, following instruction by trained nurses, had annual CBEs (duration 5 min-10 min) by trained nurses, and annual mammograms.…”

Section: Clinical Breast Examination (Cbe)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The other half practised BSE and had annual CBEs but no mammograms. 18 It was noted that in women aged 50-59 years, the addition of annual mammography screening to physical examination had no impact on breast cancer mortality. 18 Ethnicity also affects performance of CBE.…”

Section: Clinical Breast Examination (Cbe)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Breast examination as a cost-effective screening tool in a clinical practice setting in Ibadan, Nigeria

Ogunbode

Fatiregun

Ogunbode

et al. 2013

Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med.

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How to cite this article:Ogunbode AM, Fatiregun AA, Ogunbode OO, Adebusoye LA. Breast examination as a cost-effective screening tool in a clinical practice setting in Ibadan, Nigeria. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med.Background: Breast cancer is a disease of public health importance. It results in high morbidity and mortality in women worldwide. The high morbidity and mortality from breast cancer can be decreased by measures targeted at early detection such as screening. Breast examination as a screening tool for breast cancer in developing countries is advocated in view of its costeffectiveness. Institutional Review Board (UI/ UCH IRB). Clinical trial registration number-NHREC/05/01/2008a. Results:Breast self-examination (BSE) and clinical breast examination (CBE) as screening tools for breast cancer were analysed in detail. Conclusion:Breast examination is a screening tool that is cost-effective and reliable and should be encouraged in resource-constrained countries. Given the high cost and expertise required for mammography, current efforts at screening for breast cancer in developing countries should rely more on a combination of BSE and CBE.

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Section: Physical Breast Examinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Physical Breast Examinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Clinical Breast Examination (Cbe)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Clinical Breast Examination (Cbe)mentioning

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Breast examination as a cost-effective screening tool in a clinical practice setting in Ibadan, Nigeria

Ogunbode

Fatiregun

Ogunbode

et al. 2013

Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med.

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“…American Cancer Society offers to give information to women about benefits and limits of BSE. Women find out their breast structure with regular breast examinations and become aware about the differences easily (Gray et al, 1990;Epstein et al, 2001;Anderson et al, 2003).…”

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Level of Knowledge and Behavior of Family Health Personnel Workers in Izmir about Early Diagnosis for Breast and Cervix Cancer

Yaslı¹,

Turhan²,

Tözün³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Purpose: The present study was carried out to measure knowledge level and behavior of family health personnel (FHP) in Izmir on early diagnosis of breast and cervical cancers. Materials and Methods: The study population of this cross-sectional study was not selected. A questionnaire was applied to all FHP to measure knowledge level and behavior about cancer. The participation rate was 88%. Breast examination, mammography analysis, Papanicolaou smear applications were determined as dependent variables, and knowledge level about breast and cervical cancer, age, professional time as FHP as independent variables. Data were evaluated using definitive statistics, chi-square and logistic regression tests in SPSS software package for Windows 15.0. Results: A total of 970 family health personnel participated in the research. The age range was 20-45 years (82.4%). Mean age was 37.9±7.4. Response rate was 87.3%. Of the participants, 88.4% performed breast self-examination. Rate of performing mammography at least once was 24.1%. Rate of performing Pap-smear examination at least once was 61.0%. In logistic regression analyses, it was determined that people with knowledge on breast and cervical cancer were those performing breast self-examination, mammography and Pap-smear examinations (p<0.05. Conclusions: It is essential that the knowledge, behavior and manners of health providers on early diagnosis for cancer increases awareness in the general population and provides information on execution ofthe most effective methods for generating a healthy society.

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Cost‐effectiveness Analysis of Breast Cancer Mammography Screening Policies Considering Uncertainty in Women's Adherence

Madadi

Zhang

2018

Decision Analytics and Optimization in Disease Prevention and Treatment

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Dangers and Unreliability of Mammography: Breast Examination is a Safe, Effective, and Practical Alternative

Cited by 18 publications

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Breast examination as a cost-effective screening tool in a clinical practice setting in Ibadan, Nigeria

Breast examination as a cost-effective screening tool in a clinical practice setting in Ibadan, Nigeria

Level of Knowledge and Behavior of Family Health Personnel Workers in Izmir about Early Diagnosis for Breast and Cervix Cancer

Cost‐effectiveness Analysis of Breast Cancer Mammography Screening Policies Considering Uncertainty in Women's Adherence

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