Marrying Story with Science: The Impact of Outdated and Inconsistent Breast Cancer Screening Practices in Canada
Behind the science of breast cancer in Canada, as well as globally, are the stories of thousands of women, their families, and their communities. These include stories from those who have died or those suffering from the realities of stage III and stage IV breast cancer due to late detection, misinf...
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| author | Jennie Dale Michelle Di Tomaso Victoria Gay |
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| description | Behind the science of breast cancer in Canada, as well as globally, are the stories of thousands of women, their families, and their communities. These include stories from those who have died or those suffering from the realities of stage III and stage IV breast cancer due to late detection, misinformation, and dismissal. The reality for these women is that, whilst grateful for the latest developments in cancer research, much of this knowledge is not reflected in policy and practice. Canadian guidelines do not reflect the recommended screening by experts within the field and inequities in screening practices and practitioner knowledge exist in different areas within Canada. Told through the stories of women with lived experiences of late-stage breast cancer and supported by scientific evidence, this paper explores the impact of outdated breast cancer screening practices on the lives of women. Recent patient advocacy is driving changes, such as notifying women of their breast density in a few jurisdictions in Canada, but we call for the whole medical community to take responsibility and ensure breast screening is optimised to save more lives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f50089871294a64a5326c3760e42e5f2023-11-23T10:37:19ZengMDPI AGCurrent Oncology1198-00521718-77292022-05-012953540355110.3390/curroncol29050286Marrying Story with Science: The Impact of Outdated and Inconsistent Breast Cancer Screening Practices in CanadaJennie Dale0Michelle Di Tomaso1Victoria Gay2Independent Researcher, Toronto, ON, CanadaIndependent Researcher, Vancouver, BC, CanadaIndependent Researcher, Vancouver, BC, CanadaBehind the science of breast cancer in Canada, as well as globally, are the stories of thousands of women, their families, and their communities. These include stories from those who have died or those suffering from the realities of stage III and stage IV breast cancer due to late detection, misinformation, and dismissal. The reality for these women is that, whilst grateful for the latest developments in cancer research, much of this knowledge is not reflected in policy and practice. Canadian guidelines do not reflect the recommended screening by experts within the field and inequities in screening practices and practitioner knowledge exist in different areas within Canada. Told through the stories of women with lived experiences of late-stage breast cancer and supported by scientific evidence, this paper explores the impact of outdated breast cancer screening practices on the lives of women. Recent patient advocacy is driving changes, such as notifying women of their breast density in a few jurisdictions in Canada, but we call for the whole medical community to take responsibility and ensure breast screening is optimised to save more lives.https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/29/5/286breastcancerscreeningdensepatient advocacybreast density |
| spellingShingle | Jennie Dale Michelle Di Tomaso Victoria Gay Marrying Story with Science: The Impact of Outdated and Inconsistent Breast Cancer Screening Practices in Canada Current Oncology breast cancer screening dense patient advocacy breast density |
| title | Marrying Story with Science: The Impact of Outdated and Inconsistent Breast Cancer Screening Practices in Canada |
| title_full | Marrying Story with Science: The Impact of Outdated and Inconsistent Breast Cancer Screening Practices in Canada |
| title_fullStr | Marrying Story with Science: The Impact of Outdated and Inconsistent Breast Cancer Screening Practices in Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | Marrying Story with Science: The Impact of Outdated and Inconsistent Breast Cancer Screening Practices in Canada |
| title_short | Marrying Story with Science: The Impact of Outdated and Inconsistent Breast Cancer Screening Practices in Canada |
| title_sort | marrying story with science the impact of outdated and inconsistent breast cancer screening practices in canada |
| topic | breast cancer screening dense patient advocacy breast density |
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