Breast cancer screening and prevention / Jonathan D. Pegg, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pegg, Jonathan D.

Series:

Cancer Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatments

Cancer etiology, diagnosis and treatments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breast--Cancer--Diagnosis.

Breast.

Breast--Cancer--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents and discusses research in the study of breast cancer diagnosis and prevention. This book discusses such topics as: strategies for the prevention of breast cancer; health benefits and breast cancer screenings; access to mammography facilities; and, knowledge among women living in a rural community.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION OF BREAST CANCER""; ""HEALTH BELIEFS AND BREAST CANCER SCREENING: APPLYING THE STAGE-OF-CHANGE MODELS""; ""BREAST CANCER PERCEPTIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICES AMONG WOMEN LIVING IN A RURAL COMMUNITY""; ""ACCESS TO MAMMOGRAPHY FACILITIES AND DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER BY SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY: A GIS APPROACH""; ""ACCESS TO MAMMOGRAPHY FACILITIES AND BREAST CANCER STAGE AT DIAGNOSIS: DOES GEOGRAPHIC DISTANCE PREDICT?""

""REDUCTION IN THE RISK OF HUMAN BREAST CANCER BY SELECTIVE CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 (COX-2) INHIBITORS: FINAL RESULTS OF A CASE CONTROL STUDY""""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61942-402-9

OCLC:

923653227