General Principles of Cancer Screening

Moss, Sue

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-3044-4_1

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“…Breast selfexamination has not been subjected to randomized clinical trials to test its effectiveness (Mant, Vessey, Neil, McPherson, & Jones, 1987), and there are differing opinions about its value (Baines, 2000). Even though it has no legitimacy as a screening mechanism, breast self-examination is publicized for purposes of health promotion (Moss, 1995). Recent research and review of research suggest that there may be no benefit to mammography, or it may only be beneficial after age 50 (Dotta & Klein, 1993;Scanlon, 1991) and perhaps not above age 64 (Davidson & Sacks, 1995).…”

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Social Constructions of Femaleness in Writing about Cancer

Hanson

2001

Qual Health Res

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This article uses a qualitative content analysis of writing about cancer since 1900, with numeric summaries from Medline/PubMed searches, to propose that there is an implicit reliance in biomedicine on the idea that femaleness is pathological hence carcinogenic. Numeric summaries of rates of use of search terms for men and women and their sexual attributes are a backdrop for text sources that illustrate a greater tendency to see women in sexual terms and pathologize aspects of femaleness. This even extends into more frequent use of the term estrogen than testosterone in exclusively male cancer sites such as prostate and testicle. The analysis suggests that female focus and pathologization of femaleness come from social sex differentiation, heterosexual bias, and objectification of women as sex objects. This may be detrimental to both women and men because these social constructions may have focused cancer research on social classifications that are not physically relevant.

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Section: Hypervisible Femalenessmentioning

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Social Constructions of Femaleness in Writing about Cancer

Hanson

2001

Qual Health Res

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Diverging breast cancer mortality rates in relation to screening? A comparison of Nijmegen to Arnhem and the Netherlands, 1969-1997

Broeders¹,

Peer²,

Straatman³

et al. 2001

Int. J. Cancer

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Protocol for a national multi-centre study of magnetic resonance imaging screening in women at genetic risk of breast cancer

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The protocol of the national multicentre study of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as a method of screening for breast cancer in women at genetic risk is described. The sensitivity and specificity of contrast-enhanced MRI will be compared with two-view X-ray mammography in a comparative trial. Approximately 500 women below the age of 50 at high genetic risk of breast cancer will be recruited per year for 3 years, with annual MRI and X-ray examination continuing for up to 5 years. A symptomatic cohort will be measured in the initial phase of the study to ensure consistent reporting between centres. The MRI examination will comprise an initial high-sensitivity screening measurement, followed by a high-specificity measurement in equivocal cases. Retrospective analysis will identify the most specific indicators of malignancy. Sensitivity and specificity, together with diagnostic performance, diagnostic impact and therapeutic impact will be assessed with reference to pathology, follow-up and changes in diagnostic certainty and therapeutic decisions. The psychological impact of screening in this high-risk group will be ascertained.

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General Principles of Cancer Screening

Cited by 3 publications

References 27 publications

Social Constructions of Femaleness in Writing about Cancer

Social Constructions of Femaleness in Writing about Cancer

Diverging breast cancer mortality rates in relation to screening? A comparison of Nijmegen to Arnhem and the Netherlands, 1969-1997

Protocol for a national multi-centre study of magnetic resonance imaging screening in women at genetic risk of breast cancer

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