Breast Cancer Screening by Physical Examination: Randomized Trial in the Phillipines
Abstract
The single screening round have been completed in December 1997. The women examined are 150,000. Active clinical follow-up of women positive for a lump who did not comply with referral was completed by May 1998. The final number of women positive for a lump is 3,492 women. They were referred to tumor clinics or were visited at home for further investigations. Forty-two percent of them refused clinical investigation. Among the others 33 malignant cancers of the breast were detected. Follow-up of the cohort has been organized. The following data bases have been created and are being maintained: Master file of women examined. Data entry completed in June 1998. File of women positive for a lump and referred for further clinical investigation. Completed in June 1998. Nominal lists of the population resident in the intervention and control areas in May 1997. File of the outcome of first and second screen-examinations for a sample of over 5,000 women who were screened twice. File of all incident breast cancer cases in the target population. Updated regularly with the new cases detected by the cancer registries.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA370195
Entities
People
- D. M. Parkin
Organizations
- International Agency for Research on Cancer