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Modes of Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Katowice Region, Poland
Background: Our 2004 survey of breast cancer survivors in the Katowice region (Poland) showed that the detection of the disease was triggered by self-examination in 58.9%, mammography in 19.2%, and clinical examination in 19.7% of cases. The purpose of the current study (2019/2020) was to determine...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7215776/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32290585 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082642 |
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description | Background: Our 2004 survey of breast cancer survivors in the Katowice region (Poland) showed that the detection of the disease was triggered by self-examination in 58.9%, mammography in 19.2%, and clinical examination in 19.7% of cases. The purpose of the current study (2019/2020) was to determine if the implementation of national screening (mammography) in 2007 resulted in an increase of the relative contribution of mammography to detection of cancer. Methods: Subjects were 215 breast cancer patients, members of self-support groups in Katowice region. The questionnaire included questions on early detection of breast cancer, participation in screening, and socio-economic status. Results: Early detection of cancer was initiated by self-examination in 63.7%, mammography in 22.8%, clinical examination in 13.5% of subjects. Age at detection depended on the method (p < 0.001): 54.1 ± 10.8 years for self-examination, 60.0 ± 7.6 years for mammography, and 58.7 ± 10.8 years for clinical examination. Conclusions: Both in 2004 and 2020 self-examination is the most frequent method of early detection of breast cancer in the study area. The contribution of mammography remains on a low level (23%). This finding could be explained by a low participation in screening and by age of 50 years used as the entry criterion to national screening of breast cancer in Poland. |
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spelling | pubmed-72157762020-05-22 Modes of Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Katowice Region, Poland Zejda, Jan Eugeniusz Kaleta, Angelina Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Our 2004 survey of breast cancer survivors in the Katowice region (Poland) showed that the detection of the disease was triggered by self-examination in 58.9%, mammography in 19.2%, and clinical examination in 19.7% of cases. The purpose of the current study (2019/2020) was to determine if the implementation of national screening (mammography) in 2007 resulted in an increase of the relative contribution of mammography to detection of cancer. Methods: Subjects were 215 breast cancer patients, members of self-support groups in Katowice region. The questionnaire included questions on early detection of breast cancer, participation in screening, and socio-economic status. Results: Early detection of cancer was initiated by self-examination in 63.7%, mammography in 22.8%, clinical examination in 13.5% of subjects. Age at detection depended on the method (p < 0.001): 54.1 ± 10.8 years for self-examination, 60.0 ± 7.6 years for mammography, and 58.7 ± 10.8 years for clinical examination. Conclusions: Both in 2004 and 2020 self-examination is the most frequent method of early detection of breast cancer in the study area. The contribution of mammography remains on a low level (23%). This finding could be explained by a low participation in screening and by age of 50 years used as the entry criterion to national screening of breast cancer in Poland. MDPI 2020-04-12 2020-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7215776/ /pubmed/32290585 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082642 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Zejda, Jan Eugeniusz Kaleta, Angelina Modes of Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Katowice Region, Poland |
title | Modes of Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Katowice Region, Poland |
title_full | Modes of Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Katowice Region, Poland |
title_fullStr | Modes of Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Katowice Region, Poland |
title_full_unstemmed | Modes of Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Katowice Region, Poland |
title_short | Modes of Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Katowice Region, Poland |
title_sort | modes of early detection of breast cancer in katowice region, poland |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7215776/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32290585 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082642 |
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