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Worry Is Good for Breast Cancer Screening : A Study of Female Relatives from the Ontario Site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry
Joint Authors
Mirea, Lucia
Ritvo, Paul
Glendon, Gord
Zhang, Li Rita
Chiarelli, Anna M.
Andrulis, Irene L.
Knight, Julia A.
Source
Journal of Cancer Epidemiology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Few prospective studies have examined associations between breast cancer worry and screening behaviours in women with elevated breast cancer risks based on family history.
Methods.
This study included 901 high familial risk women, aged 23–71 years, from the Ontario site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry.
Self-reported breast screening behaviours at year-one followup were compared between women at low (N=305), medium (N=433), and high (N=163) levels of baseline breast cancer worry using logistic regression.
Nonlinear relationships were assessed using likelihood ratio tests.
Results.
A significant non-linear inverted “U” relationship was observed between breast cancer worry and mammography screening (P=0.034) for all women, where women at either low or high worry levels were less likely than those at medium to have a screening mammogram.
A similar significant non-linear inverted “U” relationship was also found among all women and women at low familial risk for worry and screening clinical breast examinations (CBEs).
Conclusions.
Medium levels of cancer worries predicted higher rates of screening mammography and CBE among high-risk women.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Li Rita& Chiarelli, Anna M.& Glendon, Gord& Mirea, Lucia& Knight, Julia A.& Andrulis, Irene L.…[et al.]. 2012. Worry Is Good for Breast Cancer Screening : A Study of Female Relatives from the Ontario Site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry. Journal of Cancer Epidemiology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Li Rita…[et al.]. Worry Is Good for Breast Cancer Screening : A Study of Female Relatives from the Ontario Site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry. Journal of Cancer Epidemiology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Li Rita& Chiarelli, Anna M.& Glendon, Gord& Mirea, Lucia& Knight, Julia A.& Andrulis, Irene L.…[et al.]. Worry Is Good for Breast Cancer Screening : A Study of Female Relatives from the Ontario Site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry. Journal of Cancer Epidemiology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480259