Increasing Breast Cancer Surveillance Among African American Breast Cancer Survivors

Abstract

Breast cancer survivors are at elevated risk for developing a new breast cancer compared to healthy women, and are at considerable risk for breast cancer recurrence. According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, survivors should undergo careful breast cancer surveillance including annual mammography and breast self-exam. However, studies indicate that breast cancer surveillance among African American survivors, particularly mammography, is low, especially given the higher risk of survivors as a group. The promotion of breast cancer surveillance among African American survivors is an area that deserves special attention as cancers detected early are more treatable. The primary objective of the current study is to test the impact of a DVD intervention among 120 African American breast cancer survivors by comparing 2 randomized groups at baseline and 3-month follow-up.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA535491

Entities

People

  • Hayley Thompson

Organizations

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Oncology
  • Pain
  • Physicians
  • Surgery
  • X-Ray Computed Tomography

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