Overview in Breast Cancer Screening in Lebanon
| Autor: | Ali Shamseddine, Malek Kreidieh, Rachelle Bejjany, Sally Temraz, Eman Sbaity |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Breast Neoplasms Review Breast cancer screening breast cancer Breast cancer breast neoplasm Environmental health Epidemiology medicine Humans Mass Screening prevention and control Lebanon early detection Lung cancer Early Detection of Cancer RC254-282 Modalities medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry screening Mortality rate Gold standard Cancer Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens Hematology General Medicine medicine.disease Survival Rate Oncology epidemiology Female Morbidity business Mammography |
| Zdroj: | Cancer Control, Vol 28 (2021) Cancer Control : Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center |
| ISSN: | 1073-2748 |
| Popis: | Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women and men combined, and it is the second cause of cancer deaths in women after lung cancer. In Lebanon, the same epidemiological profile applies where BC is the leading cancer among Lebanese females, representing 38.2% of all cancer cases. As per the Center for Disease Control, there was a decline in BC mortality rate from 2003 to 2012 reflecting the adoption of national mammographic screening as the gold standard for BC detection by Western countries. The aim of this review study is to summarize current recommendations for BC screening and the available modalities for detecting BC in different countries, particularly in Lebanon. It also aims at exploring the impact of screening campaigns on BC early stage diagnosis in Lebanon. Despite the considerable debates whether screening mammograms provides more harm than benefits, screening awareness should be stressed since its benefits far outweigh its risks. In fact, the majority of BC mortality cases in Western countries are non-preventable by the use of screening mammograms alone. As such, Lebanon adopted a public focus on education and awareness campaigns encouraging early BC screening. Several studies showed the impact of early detection that is reflected by an increase in early stage disease and a decrease in more aggressive stages. Further studies should shed the light on the effect of awareness campaigns on early breast cancer diagnosis and clinical down staging at a national scope; therefore, having readily available data on pre- and post-adoption of screening campaigns is crucial for analyzing trends in mortality of breast cancer origin and reduction in advanced stages diseases. There is still room for future studies evaluating post-campaigns knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women having participated, emphasizing on the barriers refraining Lebanese women to contribute in BC screening campaigns. |
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