Mammography screening in Nigeria - A critical comparison to other countries
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- 作者：O. Lawala ; b ; roal4u@yahoo.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; F.J. Murphya ; P. Hogga ; N. Irurheb ; J. Nightingalea
- 关键词：Breast cancer ; Breast screening ; Mammogram ; Mammography ; Mammography screening program
- 刊名：Radiography
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：November 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：21
- 期：4
- 页码：348-351
- 全文大小：214 K
文摘
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The mammography screening program in Nigeria is compared to four structured screening programs.
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There is poor participation of Nigerian women in the screening program.
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The cost of mammogram is associated with poor attendance.
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The Nigerian screening program lags behind with the age of women invited for screening and lack of quality assurance program.