Diet and Chemoprevention in NCI's Research Strategy to Achieve National Cancer Control Objectives

Geographic access to mammography facilities and frequency of mammography screening

“…While there has been a recent controversy about benefits and harms, optimal starting age and frequency of mammography screening 1–3 , there is broad consensus that mammography screening can detect breast cancer early and reduce mortality 4 . Specific breast cancer screening recommendations have changed over time, but for women aged 50-74 mammography screening every 1-2 years has been consistently recommended since the 1980s 5–7 . Screening uptake varies by social characteristics; for example racial minorities and low-socioeconomic status women use mammography screening less often than white, middle-class women 8,9 .…”

Progress in Cancer Screening Over a Decade: Results of Cancer Screening From the 1987, 1992, and 1998 National Health Interview Surveys

“…The NHIS is a continuous national interview survey of households in the United States. The first NHIS cancer module, ad-ministered in 1987, was designed to monitor cancer-screening objectives established in that same year (1,2). The 1998 survey provides the final results for Healthy People 2000 (HP2000) objectives for cancer screening and also establishes the benchmarks for the new Healthy People 2010 objectives (3).…”

Introduction to the featured section: Psychological and behavioral studies in cancer prevention and control.

“…This type of research is important, because cancer incidence and premature death can be prevented by changes in behavior. In fact, the targeting of lifestyle variables was to be the factor that would lead to a 50% reduction in the nation's cancer mortality by the year 2000 (Greenwald & Sondik, 1986). These articles highlight the broad context of related issues and future directions in cancer prevention and control research.…”