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Article: How relevant is breast cancer screening in the Asia/Pacific region?

TitleHow relevant is breast cancer screening in the Asia/Pacific region?
Authors
KeywordsAsia/Pacific region
Breast cancer screening
Issue Date2007
PublisherChurchill Livingstone. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/breast
Citation
Breast, 2007, v. 16 n. 2, p. 113-119 How to Cite?
AbstractNationwide breast cancer screening with mammography is well-established in many western countries. Many studies have shown its benefit in mortality reduction. However, breast cancer screening in Asia has been slow to implement, as it was perceived that the breast cancer incidence was low and the parenchyma of Asian women was difficult to assess mammographically. With changing disease patterns, breast cancer is now one of the most common cancers amongst women in Asia. Breast cancer screening has become an important and relevant health problem. However, apart from biological differences between western and Asian women, cultural and economic considerations need to be addressed. This paper looks at the various issues pertaining to the feasibility and relevance of population-based screening in the Asia/Pacific region. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/151642
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2023 Impact Factor: 5.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.688
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dc.contributor.authorTan, SMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorEvans, AJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, TPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheung, KLen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T06:25:52Z-
dc.date.available2012-06-26T06:25:52Z-
dc.date.issued2007en_HK
dc.identifier.citationBreast, 2007, v. 16 n. 2, p. 113-119en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0960-9776en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/151642-
dc.description.abstractNationwide breast cancer screening with mammography is well-established in many western countries. Many studies have shown its benefit in mortality reduction. However, breast cancer screening in Asia has been slow to implement, as it was perceived that the breast cancer incidence was low and the parenchyma of Asian women was difficult to assess mammographically. With changing disease patterns, breast cancer is now one of the most common cancers amongst women in Asia. Breast cancer screening has become an important and relevant health problem. However, apart from biological differences between western and Asian women, cultural and economic considerations need to be addressed. This paper looks at the various issues pertaining to the feasibility and relevance of population-based screening in the Asia/Pacific region. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherChurchill Livingstone. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/breasten_HK
dc.relation.ispartofBreasten_HK
dc.subjectAsia/Pacific regionen_HK
dc.subjectBreast cancer screeningen_HK
dc.subject.meshAsia - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshBreast Neoplasms - Epidemiology - Etiology - Prevention & Control - Radiographyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMammography - Utilizationen_US
dc.subject.meshMass Screeningen_US
dc.subject.meshMedically Underserved Areaen_US
dc.subject.meshPacific Islands - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleHow relevant is breast cancer screening in the Asia/Pacific region?en_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailLam, TP:tplam@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.breast.2006.08.005en_HK
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dc.identifier.volume16en_HK
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dc.identifier.spage113en_HK
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