The impact of obesity on follow-up after an abnormal screening mammogram

BACKGROUND: Effective breast cancer screening and early detection are crucial for obese women, who experience a higher incidence of the disease and present at later stages. METHODS: We examined the association between body mass index (BMI) and timeliness of follow-up after 241,222 abnormal screening...

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Main Authors: Schur, Ellen A., Elmore, Joann E., Onega, Tracy, Wernli, Karen J., Sickles, Edward A., Haneuse, Sebastien
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3275693/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22144503
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0762
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