scholarly journals Utilization of Cancer Information System for Breast Cancer Control in Lagos, Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omolola Salako ◽  
Alero Annrobert ◽  
Kehinde Sharafadeen Okunade ◽  
Adeola Olatunji ◽  
Adeola Fakolade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Information System ◽  
Cancer Control ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Breast Cancer Control

scholarly journals Study of mammography reports made between 2015 and 2019

Mastology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Suppl 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Hernandes Carvalho ◽  
Pedro César Garcia Gonçalves ◽  
Gabriel Carvalho Carnelossi ◽  
Maria Júlia Carvalho Carnelossi ◽  
Felipe Colombelli Pacca
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Information System ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Radiological Finding ◽  
Develop Breast Cancer ◽  
Cáncer De Mama ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Number Of Patients

Introduction: Screening and early diagnosis are crucial strategies for the detection of breast cancer. In Brazil, the Ministry of Health recommends annual clinical screening in women over 40 years of age, with the addition of biennial mammography for those aged between 50 and 69 years. However, high-risk patients should have mammography annually after the age of 35 years. Objectives: To study the reasons for mammography screening in the age group 50 to 69 years. Method: This is an ecological study of the number of patients per mammography report according to age group, from 2015 to 2019. Data from the Cancer Information System (Sistema de Informação do Câncer – SISCAN) were obtained from the Technology Department of the public health system (Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde – DATASUS). Results: When comparing data from the Breast Cancer Information System (Sistema de Informação do Câncer de Mama – SISMAMA) from 2015 to 2019, we found 8,569,457 mammographies, of which 5,216,473 were performed in women aged 50 years to 69 years, which corresponds to 60.87% of the procedures. In addition, 4.90% of these women were high-risk individuals, and 1.24% had been treated for breast cancer. Mammography reports showed that 12.01% of the results were inconclusive, 38.28% were normal, 46.12% had a benign radiological finding, 2.58% had a probably benign finding, 0.78% had a suspicious finding, 0.14% had a highly suspicious finding, and 0.04% had malignant confirmation. The proportion of BI-RADS categories 4, 5, and 6 totaled 83,852 screenings, the equivalent to 0.97% of reports. In addition, 59.49% (49,891) of women who presented mammographic findings with malignant characteristics belonged to the age group 50–69 years. Conclusion: This study concluded that the strategy of biennial breast cancer screening shows scientific evidence of mortality reduction, given that 59.49% of the reports with malignant characteristics corresponded to the age group 50 to 69 years. However, the data presented did not allow calculating the number of women outside this age group who do not receive care and develop breast cancer.

scholarly journals The role of dissemination and implementation science in global breast cancer control programs: Frameworks, methods, and examples

Cancer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 126 (S10) ◽  
pp. 2394-2404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne F. Rositch ◽  
Karla Unger‐Saldaña ◽  
Rebecca J. DeBoer ◽  
Anne Ng’ang’a ◽  
Bryan J. Weiner
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Implementation Science ◽  
Cancer Control ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation Science ◽  
Breast Cancer Control

Tissue-resident memory T cells in breast cancer control and immunotherapy responses

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 341-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Byrne ◽  
Peter Savas ◽  
Sneha Sant ◽  
Ran Li ◽  
Balaji Virassamy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Memory T Cells ◽  
Cancer Control ◽  
Resident Memory T Cells ◽  
Breast Cancer Control

scholarly journals Challenges, Opportunities, and Priorities for Advancing Breast Cancer Control in Zambia: A Consultative Meeting on Breast Cancer Control

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Cabanes ◽  
Sharon Kapambwe ◽  
Susan Citonje-Msadabwe ◽  
Groesbeck P. Parham ◽  
Kennedy Lishimpi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Breast Cancer Mortality ◽  
Cancer Control ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Cervical Cancer Prevention ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
National Breast ◽  
National Priority ◽  
Breast Cancer Control

In 2016, the Zambian government made cancer control a national priority and released a National Cancer Control Strategic Plan for 2016 to 2021, which focuses on malignancies of the breast, cervix, and prostate, and retinoblastoma. The plan calls for a collective reduction in the cancer burden by 50%. In support of this vision, Susan G. Komen sponsored a consultative meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, in September 2017 to bring together the country’s main breast cancer stakeholders and identify opportunities to improve breast cancer control. The recommendations generated during the discussions are presented. There was general agreement that the first step toward breast cancer mortality reduction should consist of implementation of early detection service platforms focused on women who are symptomatic. Participants also agreed that the management of all components of the national breast cancer control program should be integrated and led by the Ministry of Health. As much as possible, early detection and treatment services presently offered by the Cervical Cancer Prevention Program of Zambia and Cancer Diseases Hospital should be leveraged. Efforts are under way through multiple stakeholders to implement the following recommendations: development of national guidelines for the early diagnosis of breast cancer, training of breast surgeons, implementation of early detection and surgical treatment service platforms at the district-hospital level, and epidemiologic research, including the improvement of electronic recording mechanisms.

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