Breast Cancer Screening

Paper Summary:

The paper provides an overview of breast cancer and explains the importance of breast cancer screening. The paper reveals the high mortality rates of breast cancer among ethnic minority groups and proposes an implementation plan to ensure that women of minority ethnic groups are encouraged to go through breast cancer screening. The paper explains the plan's focus on the need for awareness regarding early breast cancer screening, the need for the screening modalities and services to be available and the need for interventions to improve the health care system delivery.

Outline:
Breast Cancer
The Importance of Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer among Minority Ethnic Groups
Guidelines for Breast Screening with MRI as an Adjunct to Mammography
Implementation Plan of the Guidelines for Minority Ethnic Groups
Education of Ethnic Minority Groups regarding Breast Cancer and Screening
Making Screening Modalities Available
Making a Difference through a Change in Health Care Delivery

From the Paper:

"Cancer is a disease that often has a long preclinical period (Warwick and Duffy, 2005). From the moment a genetic aberration in a single cell occurred, up to the time where cells aggregate and migrate to other distance far from their organ of origin, and the patient becomes symptomatic, the natural development of cancer allows health care providers to detect and treat this malignancy. Breast cancer is no exception. Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women. It accounts for 23% of cancer cases worldwide (Wood and Della-Monica, 2006). Among American women, 1 out of 3 cancer patients are said to have cancers of the breast. The mean age of diagnosis is 61 years old. Mostly, 23.3% of women with breast cancer were between 55 to 64 years old (National Cancer Institute, 2008)."

Sample of Sources Used:

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More papers on Breast Cancer Screening:

• Research Proposal # 92573 : "Breast Cancer Screening"
• Persuasive Essay # 145866 : "Current Realities in Breast Cancer Research"
• Research Paper # 113059 : "Screening and Treatment for Breast Cancer"

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