Health care utilization, lifestyle, and emotional factors and mammography practices in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women with a history of chest radiotherapy have an increased risk of breast cancer; however, many do not undergo annual recommended screening mammography. We sought to characterize the relationship between mammography and potentially modifiable factors, with the goal of identifying targets for intervention to improve utilization.

Methods

Of 625 female participants sampled from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, who were treated with chest radiotherapy, 551 responded to a survey about breast cancer screening practices. We used multivariate Poisson regression to assess several lifestyle and emotional factors, health care practices, and perceived breast cancer risk, in relation to reporting a screening mammogram within the last two years.

Results

Women who h

SUBMITTER: Rosenberg SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4633330 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature