Breast Cancer Screening

Researchers at University of California publish new data on breast cancer screening

Published in Medical Imaging Week, December 12th, 2009

According to a study from the United States, "Intention, self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility, perceived benefits, and subjective norms are key constructs of health behavior theories; their predictive validity for cancer screening has not been ascertained in multiethnic populations. were 1,463 African American, Chinese, Filipina, Latina, and White women aged 40 to 74 interviewed by telephone in their preferred languages."

"The relationship between baseline constructs and mammography 2 years later was assessed using multivariable logistic regression. Intention predicted mammography overall and among Whites (odds ratio [OR] = 5.0, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.4,...

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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2009-12-12)

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