Breast Cancer
Research on breast cancer detailed by scientists at University of Michigan
Published in Cancer Weekly, August 3rd, 2010
Scientists discuss in 'Distrust, predisposition to use health services and breast cancer screening: results from a multicultural community-based survey' new findings in breast cancer. In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To examine whether and how distrust of the health system and predisposition to use healthcare services influence frequency of mammograms and Clinical Breast Exams (CBEs). A community-based survey recruited 184 women (age 47±12); 49% were college-educated, 77% had health insurance, and 57% were non-white."
"Distrust was measured with a four-item scale (Cronbach alpha=0.71); predisposition to use...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-08-03)
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