Dead by 50: Lay expertise and breast cancer screening

Use and Taxonomy of Social Media in Cancer-Related Research: A Systematic Review

“…Studies most often focused on breast cancer (n = 22; 31.9%),8,10,12,13,16,17,22,25,26,28–30,35,41–43,45,58,60,66,74,75 and prostate cancer (n = 4; 5.8%). 36,56,67,76 Other cancers mentioned were osteosarcoma, 73 rhabdomyosarcoma, 55 testicular, 11 skin, 23 cervical, 37,53,59,65 ovarian, 21, lung, 34 and colorectal.…”

The Sociology of Medical Screening: Past, Present and Future

“…Many of these debates are very heated, with frequent claims and counter-claims made to support particular positions and interests. It almost goes without saying that the kinds of evidence that particular groups draw upon and cite in support of their positions and demands can vary enormously, with a common juxtaposition being discernible between personal experience or understanding of a disease on the one hand and epidemiological study and technical principles on the other (see for example, Barker and Galardi 2011, Armstrong and Murphy 2008, Armstrong et al Page 16 of 26 2010, Wieser 2010, Lehoux et al 2010. Developing a rigorous and focused sociology of screening will help to invigorate and inform these debates, in particular by affording deeper recognition of the social and ethical implications of screening, and contribute to the evidence-base on which policy and practice is founded.…”

Women's Experiences With Mammography Screening Through 6 Years of Participation—A Longitudinal Qualitative Study

“…Different forms of knowledge might give different answers to questions about the benefit of screening. Based on their own experiences of having been saved by mammography screening, American women with breast cancer argued against statistical data suggesting screening had minimal effect (Barker & Galardi, 2011). In…”

“…Women may perceive breast cancer screening as a reassuring preventive initiative (Brodersen, Siersma, & Ryle, 2011). Women's beliefs in the benefit of mammography screening's remain strong even when facing statistics indicating otherwise (Barker & Galardi, 2011).…”

“…In these developments patients in general have taken more active roles, as consumers and health activists, thus transforming them from victims of medicalization to promoters of it. Though biomedicalization rest upon the coproduction of sciences, technologies and social forms, for instance through randomized controlled trials as a gold standard for medical knowledge (Clarke et al, 2003), its impact on lay women's opinions is contested (Barker & Galardi, 2011). …”