| Cervical and breast cancer screening rates in Sioux Indian women. | |
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PMID: 9076304 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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With increasing evidence of the effectiveness of mass screening in reducing mortality from both cervical and breast cancer, we began to study the rates of cervical cytology and mammography in 1994 for its impact on increased efforts to gain participation among its target population, the Sioux Indian women. Data were collected from 100 diabetic and 100 randomly selected patients aged 50 to 69 years. Patients with diabetes were selected to better evaluate the effects of patient acceptance of screening tests, since these patients are believed to be more motivated to have preventive care. However, this study showed no observable differences. Among the patients with diabetes, 33% had at least one cervical smear and 45% had a mammogram. For patients without diabetes, the rates were 32% and 42%, respectively. The number of patient visits to physicians during the 12-month study period averaged 7 for patients with diabetes and 4 for randomized patients. Thus, this paper contends that missed opportunity and limited access to cancer screening were the main reasons for such displeasing statistics. |
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Authors:
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S Mahmoodian |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Southern medical journal Volume: 90 ISSN: 0038-4348 ISO Abbreviation: South. Med. J. Publication Date: 1997 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-04-17 Completed Date: 1997-04-17 Revised Date: 2005-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404522 Medline TA: South Med J Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 316-20 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Epidemiology Program, Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service, Rapid City, SD, USA. |
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Aged Breast Neoplasms / prevention & control* Diabetes Complications Female Health Services Accessibility Humans Indians, North American* Mammography Mass Screening* Medical Records Middle Aged Motivation Obesity / complications Patient Acceptance of Health Care Pilot Projects Reproductive History Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Smoking South Dakota United States United States Indian Health Service / utilization Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / prevention & control* Vaginal Smears |
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