The nature of cancer control is changing, with an increasing emphasis, fuelled by public and
political demand, on prevention, early diagnosis, and patient experience during and after …

CONTEXT: Screening reduces mortality from breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. The
Guide to Community Preventive Services previously conducted systematic reviews on the …

This commentary presents a conceptual framework, Quality in the Continuum of Cancer
Care (QCCC), for quality improvement studies and research. Data sources include review of …

Background: The relationships among breast density, age, and use of hormone replacement
therapy (HRT) in breast cancer detection have not been fully evaluated. Objective: To …

Background: Screening mammography is the best method to reduce mortality from breast
cancer, yet some breast cancers cannot be detected by mammography. Cancers diagnosed …

Background: With the large number of women having mammography—an estimated 28.4
million US women aged 40 years and older in 1998—the percentage of cancers detected as …

Background Computer-aided detection identifies suspicious findings on mammograms to
assist radiologists. Since the Food and Drug Administration approved the technology in 1998, …

Background: Invasive cervical cancer is highly preventable, yet it continues to occur, even
among women who have access to cancer screening and treatment services. To reduce …

ContextUse of antibiotics may be associated with risk of breast cancer through effects on
immune function, inflammation, and metabolism of estrogen and phytochemicals; however, …

… EB, Taplin SH, White E. The effect of estrogen … Mammography outcome analysis: potential
panacea or Pandora’s box? AiR 1996:167:373-375 25. Shapiro S. Report on the international …