Breast Cancer Screening by Physical Examination: A Randomized Trial in the Phillipines.

Abstract

(1) A coordinating centre has been set up at Jose' Reyes Memorial Hospital, one of the referral centres for women detected with abnormalities. The necessary equipment has been purchased: computer, photocopy machine, car and Mammacare TM kits to train the nurses. (2) An lARO staff member has been recruited and briefed in Lyon about the project. She took up her duties in Manila at the beginning of July, coordinating full-time the project activity. (3) Two hundred and two HOs were randomly allocated to intervention and control groups. (4) The baseline questionnaire was developed, tested and finalised. (5) Nominative lists of eligible women by HO are being prepared and are almost complete. (6) Personnel from the staff of HO has been identified and trained to perform screening PE. (7) Hospital clinics for referral of positive women and mechanisms for documentation of results have been established.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA303180

Entities

People

  • D. M. Parkin

Organizations

  • International Agency for Research on Cancer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abnormalities
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cancer Screening
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Ligation
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Physical Examination (Medicine)
  • Physicians

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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