Mammography screening is associated with more favourable breast cancer tumour characteristics and better overall survival: case-only analysis of 3739 Asian breast cancer patients

Mammography screening is associated with more favourable breast cancer tumour characteristics and better overall survival: case-only analysis of 3739 Asian breast cancer patients

Abstract Background Early detection of breast cancer (BC) through mammography screening (MAM) is known to reduce mortality. We examined the differential effect that mammography has on BC characteristics and overall survival and the sociodemographic determinants of MAM utilization in a multi-ethnic A...

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Main Authors: Zi Lin Lim, Peh Joo Ho, Alexis Jiaying Khng, Yen Shing Yeoh, Amanda Tse Woon Ong, Benita Kiat Tee Tan, Ern Yu Tan, Su-Ming Tan, Geok Hoon Lim, Jung Ah Lee, Veronique Kiak-Mien Tan, Jesse Hu, Jingmei Li, Mikael Hartman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Mammography screening
Cancer survival
Sociodemographics and health outcomes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02440-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02440-y

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