Mammographic screening for young women with a family history of breast cancer: Knowledge and views of those at risk

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1007-1012

  Tyndel, S ^a   Clements, A ^b   Bankhead, C ^a   Henderson, B J ^c   Brain, K ^d   Watson, E ^e   Austoker, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family history of breast cancer; Informed; Knowledge; Mammography; Under 50; Views

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 53049095808     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604672     Document Type: Article

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