scholarly journals Afghan immigrant women's knowledge and behaviors around breast cancer screening

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 1705-1717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehra Shirazi ◽  
Joan Bloom ◽  
Aida Shirazi ◽  
Rona Popal
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Women's Knowledge ◽  
Women’S Knowledge

Understanding women's knowledge of breast cancer screening

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-96
Author(s):  
A. Carson-Stevens ◽  
L. Cooper ◽  
R. Grave ◽  
I. J. Robbe
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Women's Knowledge ◽  
Women’S Knowledge

scholarly journals Risk-Stratified Approach to Breast Cancer Screening in Canada: Women’s Knowledge of the Legislative Context and Concerns about Discrimination from Genetic and Other Predictive Health Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 726
Author(s):  
Samuel Alarie ◽  
Julie Hagan ◽  
Gratien Dalpé ◽  
Sina Faraji ◽  
Cynthia Mbuya-Bienge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Women's Knowledge ◽  
Women’S Knowledge

The success of risk-stratified approaches in improving population-based breast cancer screening programs depends in no small part on women’s buy-in. Fear of genetic discrimination (GD) could be a potential barrier to genetic testing uptake as part of risk assessment. Thus, the objective of this study was twofold. First, to evaluate Canadian women’s knowledge of the legislative context governing GD. Second, to assess their concerns about the possible use of breast cancer risk levels by insurance companies or employers. We use a cross-sectional survey of 4293 (age: 30–69) women, conducted in four Canadian provinces (Alberta, British Colombia, Ontario and Québec). Canadian women’s knowledge of the regulatory framework for GD is relatively limited, with some gaps and misconceptions noted. About a third (34.7%) of the participants had a lot of concerns about the use of their health information by employers or insurers; another third had some concerns (31.9%), while 20% had no concerns. There is a need to further educate and inform the Canadian public about GD and the legal protections that exist to prevent it. Enhanced knowledge could facilitate the implementation and uptake of risk prediction informed by genetic factors, such as the risk-stratified approach to breast cancer screening that includes risk levels.

scholarly journals Breast cancer screening in Kosovo: women's knowledge and behaviours

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arbëresha Turjaka ◽  
Merita Berisha ◽  
Lumturije Luci ◽  
Shefqet Lulaj
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Women's Knowledge ◽  
Women’S Knowledge
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